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09NDJAMENA216
2009-06-09 07:28:00
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Embassy Ndjamena
Cable title:
CHADIAN PRESIDENT MAKES MINOR CABINET CHANGES
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UNCLAS NDJAMENA 000216
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/C, U/USSES - SE GRATION
NSC FOR GAVIN
LONDON FOR POL - LORD
PARIS FOR POL - D'ELIA AND KANEDA
ADDIS ABABA FOR AU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ECON CD
SUBJECT: CHADIAN PRESIDENT MAKES MINOR CABINET CHANGES
REF: NDJAMENA 104
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SUMMARY
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UNCLAS NDJAMENA 000216
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/C, U/USSES - SE GRATION
NSC FOR GAVIN
LONDON FOR POL - LORD
PARIS FOR POL - D'ELIA AND KANEDA
ADDIS ABABA FOR AU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ECON CD
SUBJECT: CHADIAN PRESIDENT MAKES MINOR CABINET CHANGES
REF: NDJAMENA 104
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SUMMARY
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1. (U) Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno made slight changes June
6 in his Cabinet, bringing on two new ministers, eliminating one and
reassigning other ministers and responsibilities. No top-line
officials in major ministries -- Foreign Affairs, Defense, Justice,
Interior, Infrastructure, Finance -- were affected by the
President's reshuffle.
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CABINET CHANGES
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2. (U) The following details the President's June 6 Cabinet
reshuffle:
-- Mahamat Ahmat Karambal became the new Minister of Mines and
Geology, replacing Mahamat Ali Abdallah. Abdallah is the only
official actually ousted from the government in this shuffle.
Although he is considered to be very close to President Deby's
Zaghawa clan, human rights organization finger him as the architect
of the government's methods of fighting against Chadian rebels in
February 2008, which entailed human rights abuses.
-- Bechir Okormi moved from his post as Minister of Livestock and
Animal Resources to become Deputy Minister of Defense. Okormi
replaces Hassan Aldjineidi, the former rebel leader appointed head
of the Chadian National Army (ANT) last month.
-- Moukhtar Moussa, another newcomer to the government, became
Minister of Livestock and Animal Resources. Moussa had most
recently been President Deby's representative to MINURCAT, the UN
peacekeeping mission in Chad and CAR.
-- The President swapped the positions of Fatime Issa Ramadan and
Mahamat Mamadou Addy. Ramadan had been Deputy Minister of
Microfinance and Poverty Reduction, while Addy had been Minister of
State for Agriculture in Charge of Food Safety.
-- Tahir Sougoudi gained responsibility for all water resources, not
just hydropower, under the newly combined Ministry of Water.
Minister Ali Souleyman Dabye, who lost the Water portfolio, now
oversees just the Ministry of Environment and Fisheries.
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COMMENT
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3. (U) President Deby's previous Cabinet reshuffle occurred March
23. His June 6 actions are less significant than the March changes,
and will have no discernible impact on foreign relations. Contrary
to the situation in March, when the National Assembly was
questioning the accomplishments of the Prime Minister's one-year-old
government, the GOC is on a high from the May 7 victory over rebel
forces.
4. (U) Minimize considered.
BREMNER
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/C, U/USSES - SE GRATION
NSC FOR GAVIN
LONDON FOR POL - LORD
PARIS FOR POL - D'ELIA AND KANEDA
ADDIS ABABA FOR AU
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ECON CD
SUBJECT: CHADIAN PRESIDENT MAKES MINOR CABINET CHANGES
REF: NDJAMENA 104
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SUMMARY
--------------
1. (U) Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno made slight changes June
6 in his Cabinet, bringing on two new ministers, eliminating one and
reassigning other ministers and responsibilities. No top-line
officials in major ministries -- Foreign Affairs, Defense, Justice,
Interior, Infrastructure, Finance -- were affected by the
President's reshuffle.
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CABINET CHANGES
--------------
2. (U) The following details the President's June 6 Cabinet
reshuffle:
-- Mahamat Ahmat Karambal became the new Minister of Mines and
Geology, replacing Mahamat Ali Abdallah. Abdallah is the only
official actually ousted from the government in this shuffle.
Although he is considered to be very close to President Deby's
Zaghawa clan, human rights organization finger him as the architect
of the government's methods of fighting against Chadian rebels in
February 2008, which entailed human rights abuses.
-- Bechir Okormi moved from his post as Minister of Livestock and
Animal Resources to become Deputy Minister of Defense. Okormi
replaces Hassan Aldjineidi, the former rebel leader appointed head
of the Chadian National Army (ANT) last month.
-- Moukhtar Moussa, another newcomer to the government, became
Minister of Livestock and Animal Resources. Moussa had most
recently been President Deby's representative to MINURCAT, the UN
peacekeeping mission in Chad and CAR.
-- The President swapped the positions of Fatime Issa Ramadan and
Mahamat Mamadou Addy. Ramadan had been Deputy Minister of
Microfinance and Poverty Reduction, while Addy had been Minister of
State for Agriculture in Charge of Food Safety.
-- Tahir Sougoudi gained responsibility for all water resources, not
just hydropower, under the newly combined Ministry of Water.
Minister Ali Souleyman Dabye, who lost the Water portfolio, now
oversees just the Ministry of Environment and Fisheries.
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COMMENT
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3. (U) President Deby's previous Cabinet reshuffle occurred March
23. His June 6 actions are less significant than the March changes,
and will have no discernible impact on foreign relations. Contrary
to the situation in March, when the National Assembly was
questioning the accomplishments of the Prime Minister's one-year-old
government, the GOC is on a high from the May 7 victory over rebel
forces.
4. (U) Minimize considered.
BREMNER