Chad’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Allamaye Halina, revealed his inaugural administration on Monday, signaling the conclusion of three years of military governance in the arid country.
Key ministers, primarily supporters of President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, retained their positions in the cabinet announcement broadcast on public television.
The former ambassador to China was appointed on Thursday, shortly before junta leader Deby, an army general, was inaugurated as president following a disputed election.
The new government will consist of 35 ministers, 23 of whom were part of the previous administration.
Halina’s predecessor, Succes Masra, stepped down last Wednesday following his loss in the presidential election. The economist had only held the position for four months.
No ministers from Masra’s Transformers party were included in the new government.
Deby officially secured 61 percent of the May 6 vote, which international NGOs claimed was neither credible nor fair, and which his main opponent described as a “charade.”
Before his inauguration, Deby announced a “return to constitutional order” and vowed to be “the president of all Chadians, regardless of their backgrounds and perspectives.”
Deby was declared transitional president in April 2021 by a council of 15 generals following the assassination of his father, President Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed by rebels after 30 years in power.
Chad, one of the world’s poorest countries, is deemed crucial in efforts to halt the advance of jihadists in the Sahel region.
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