CFK ADVISOR NAMED TECHNICAL ADVISOR TO CHADIAN PRESIDENT IDRISS DEBY ITNO

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N’DJAMENA, CHAD (17 March 2010): Dr. Djimé Adoum, an Advisor with Caring for Kaela (CFK), was appointed by President Idriss Déby Itno, Chad, on March 12th, 2010, as Technical Advisor in Charge of Rural Development to the President.

Dr. Adoum joined Caring for Kaela in 2007 as part of CFK’s Advisory Committee of Chadian Nationals to help guide and prioritize the organization’s activities.

CFK works to empower Chadians to affect change within their own country and become full participants in the development and governance of Chad...Read more

January 2010 (BALTIMORE): CFK hosts a Strategic Planning Session for Members of the U.S.-based Chadian Diaspora

In the face a changing political context, CFK's Advisory Committee and members of the U.S. Diaspora got together to re-adjust their objectives. Participants developed new strategies to impact the root causes of instability in Chad. Fighting impunity and injustice will be this year’s focus.

With the defeat of the armed opposition and the refusal of the Government of Chad (GOC) and the international community to organize an "Inclusive and Comprehensive Dialogue," civic leaders are left to find new ways of stabilizing their country.

If not comprehensively, maybe one by one, the roots of Chad's instability can be resolved. The Government initiated anti-corruption campaign was seen by participants as a starting point on which to build and an opportunity to fight both corruption and nepotism.

Chadians identified ways to encourage their government to continue with these reforms and to seize the opportunity to replace convicted government officials with competent and qualified individuals.

July 2009 (N'DJAMENA): CFK in the News

CFK is cited in a local newspaper “N’Djamena Bi-Hebdo” for our role in helping Chadian-led peace-building efforts.

Seeking to empower Chadians to affect change within their own country, CFK works to build the capacity of Chadian organizations to become full participants in the development and governance of their country.

March 2009 (WASHINGTON): The Government of Chad Authorizes a Technical Assessment Mission to Speak with the Armed Opposition

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WASHINGTON: In an unprecedented step towards peace, the Government of Chad signed on March 23rd, 2009 an authorization letter for the creation of a Technical Assessment Mission (T.A.M.) to speak with all parties concerned in the internal Chadian conflict (armed and un-armed) and evaluate the effectiveness of the various peace agreements currently in place in Chad. The team, not yet selected, will be composed of Chadian and International experts... Read more

External Media Coverage

• Agence France Presse (AFP / 04 Avril 2009 00h47) "Peace in Chad: President Deby not opposed to a technical assessment" - English translation courtesy of CFK
• Radio France International (Journal Afrique 19h30-19h40 04 Avril 2009) "President Idriss Deby gives the green light to the CIDI" - IN FRENCH (5:14)
• Ministerial Press Conference in France at a meeting of the Heads of United Nations Systems (04 April 2009): Ban Ki Moon tells Bernard Kouchner on Saturday evening that "France could play an essential role by supporting a credible political process in Chad, involving the government and the political and armed opposition"
• Sudan Tribune (Monday 6 April 2009 02:44) "Chad allows independent assessment team to speak with rebels"

October 2008 (NEW YORK): Multi-Stakeholders Consultation

Location: International Peace Institute, Trygve Lie Center for Peace, Security & Development

Agenda

Caring for Kaela, in collaboration with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the International Peace Institute (IPI), organized a consultation to address the political instability in Chad and its implications for the widening regional crises in general. This consultation was an important step towards developing and promoting a new and comprehensive political process for lasting peace and human rights in Chad and the region... Read more

March 2008 (PARIS): Inter-Chadian Debate

Theme: Inclusive Dialogue

From Concept to Implementation

Location:   Confédération Nationale du Travail

The persistence of the internal Chadian crisis continues to have a devastating impact for the socio-economic and political fabric of Chadian society. Numerous peace agreements were signed between the Government of Chad, the armed opposition and the political parties, yet none have brought peace and stability back to Chad. The primary objective for all Chadians is and remains peace through democracy. For several years, each component of the crisis has asked for a truly inclusive peace dialogue, yet a coordinated implementation strategy does not exist. From this derives the necessity of this debate between members of civil society, the armed opposition and the political parties. This initiative seeks to provide a platform for consensus building to harmonize the implementation strategies of the various components of Chadian society and identify the steps that will make this dialogue a reality... Read more

The participants identify 6 pre-conditions to resolve before moving forward with a dialogue: 

1. President Deby's refusal to negotiate and his lack of credibility
2. The release of Ibn Oumar Mahamat Saleh
3. Cease fire
4. Participation of all components of the crisis
5. Support from International Stakeholders
6. Non-existence of a National army

The meeting ended with the creation of an Independent Commission for an Inclusive Dialogue (CIDI)... Read more 

February 2008 (N'DJAMENA): Emergency Assistance to Chadian Refugees

Fleeing the onslot of rebels attacking N’Djamena, thousands of Chadians and many civil society leaders cross the border into neighboring Cameroun trying to escape the retaliation of the Chadian Government against his opposition. Ibangolo Maina Abel, Wakith Tamma’s editor in chief, flees to neighboring Cameroun for safety. Government police came past his house twice to arrest him. He is forced to leave his family across the border to ensure their safety. CFK provides him and several other youth leaders with financial assistance as they make their way to Yaoundé to register with the UNHCR for political asylum.

February 2008 (N'DJAMENA): President Deby under attack

  The CMU (Coordination Militaire Unifie) attacked N’Djamena on Friday February 1st, crossing half the country unhindered and unobstructed. The French and the JEM (Sudanese rebels) came to the rescue of President Deby and were able to push them out of the city. Many political and civil society opposition leaders find themselves arbitrarily incarcerated. 65,000 civilians from N’Djamena crossed over into neighboring Cameroun, fleeing the violence in the capital. CFK called an urgent online meeting of opposition leaders from the Diaspora. The meeting stressed keeping a coherent language giving the Diaspora credibility as it searches for a peaceful and honorable solution to the crisis.