Chad in a child

Against the African president, the rebels and relatives took up arms on the eve of the presidential election in Chad, new bloodshed. Yesterday, the commander of the opposition United Front for Changes (FUC), Mahamat Noir, said that "liberation forces control 80% of the country's territory and by May 3 (that is, on the day of the presidential election. -" newspaper ") will triurized into the capital." His statement was refuted by President of Chad Idriss Debi. Speaking on the government television channel Teletchad, Debi assured the children of the child that "a bunch of armed bandits inspired by the Sudanese aggressors was successfully repulsed from the capital, and the presidential election will be held throughout the country in accordance with the law."

To whom to believe is incomprehensible. Many citizens of Western European countries (including journalists) hid in anticipation of evacuation at the French embassy. They are guarded by 1,500 French paratroopers. The Gazeta turned for comments at the Russian embassy in the child. According to George Bryullov, the Russian adviser in this African country, "at five in the morning there was a large clash on the outskirts of Njameny, but government troops suppressed the rebels." “To date, 27 Russians - permanent residents and tourists are registered in the Chad - plus 10 full -time employees of the Russian Embassy. Citizens of Russia living in Njamen are recommended not to leave the houses. The embassy introduced the mode of operation in an emergency. The question of the evacuation of Russians from the child is not worth it yet, ”said the diplomat of Gazeta.

It is also known that the buildings located in the center of Njamenes are subjected to artillery shelling. In addition, as the Ministry of Defense of France, one of the fighters patrolling the embassy stated, made several warning shots towards the rebels.

The background of the conflict is as follows. In 2003, significant oil reserves were discovered in a child, included in the five poorest countries in the world. (Potential oil production revenues in the republic are estimated at $ 4 billion a year.) However, at the same time, a civil war flared up in neighboring Sudan. More than 200,000 refugees crossed the practically unheard of the Sudan-Chada border and settled in the east of the republic. Gradually, the authority and power in the refugee communities were seized by representatives of the Zara tribe, who formed the backbone of the United Front for change by the beginning of this year.

In January, the so -called "Army of the nephews" joined FUC. The younger branch of the Zagav tribe, to which President Idriss Debi himself belongs to, demanded a more fair part in the distribution of income from the upcoming oil production. Having received a refusal, the two cousin of the president who commanded regiments in the army of the child went over with their units to the side of the rebels. Only the troops, equipped with soldiers from senior births, remained true to the president.

04/13/2006 / Kirill Zubkov, the material was published in the newspaper No. 65 dated 04/14/2006.