In Chad, the Fifth Republic has its first government: after the swearing in of Mahamat Idriss Déby as president, Thursday May 23, and the subsequent appointment of Allamaye Halina as prime minister, the new team was announced this Monday afternoon by the Secretary General of the Presidency.
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With 27 members, this government of Chad counts 15 fewer than the previous one: 21 have already held a ministerial function, most of them were from the outgoing team. Justice, territorial administration, public security or infrastructure: the backbone does not change, nor does higher education with Tom Erdimi.
Among the six people to make their first entry, the presidential advisor and former governor of Ennedi Est, Issakha Malloua Djamous, succeeds Dago Yacoub at Defense. A heavyweight is leaving the team: the head of diplomacy Mahamat Saleh Annadif, in accordance with his wishes, according to certain indiscretions. To replace him, another veteran is gaining ground: Abderramane Koullamalah becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs while remaining government spokesperson.
A ” thank you government »
The Economy is attached to Finance under the leadership of Tahir Hamid Nguilin, one of the kingpins of the head of state’s presidential campaign. In Education, it is a former Secretary of State, Mamadou Gana Boukar, who returns with a promotion in what looks like a “ thank you government », According to an analyst.
Unsurprisingly, the three ministers close to Succès Masra, who joined the transitional government alongside him at the beginning of January, were not reappointed to the new team.
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