Chad: How to interpret the military degradation of a President's cousin general?

Most of the officers concerned come from the Zaghawa, the ethnic group in power, where tensions have been exacerbated by the conflict that has been going on for the past two years in the neighbouring country.

In Chad, a relative very close to the president of the country was degraded from the rank of general 5 stars to that of simple soldier 2nd class, a decision that surprised. In a vocal message, Abdelrahim Bahar Mahamat Itno called the power corrupt and called the members of his family to overthrow him. But this is not the first time that a member of the clan challenges Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno and is sanctioned. Explanations.

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno removed a dozen officers from the security and defence forces, most of them Zaghawa, the ruling clan, on the basis of dissension over the Sudanese conflict. (Source: AFP). Nine high-ranking soldiers were demolished on Sunday and "debarred from the control of the Defence and Security Forces for serious misconduct" and three policemen dismissed for the same reason, indicate several decrees issued Monday a…

In recent days, the President of Chad has carried out a series of demotions and radiations in the army, one of which has affected one of his cousins, General Abdelrahim Bahar Mahamat Itno, who has called on the influential Zaghawa community to rebel against the head of State.