MORE than 30 rebel and opposition factions signed a peace pact with Chad’s transitional authorities on Monday, agreeing to join broader talks after years of turmoil – though the most powerful insurgent group refused to take part.
Delegates meeting in Doha broke into applause after the rebels agreed to cease fire and participate in a national dialogue that Chad’s leader has said could pave the way to elections in the central African country.
But the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) – a Libya-based group that threatened to march on the capital last year – quickly rejected the deal, saying negotiators had not listened to its demands, including for the release of prisoners.
The rejection by FACT and at least eight other rebel factions cast a pall over celebrations of the agreement which was hammered out after months of talks in Qatar’s capital.
The interim military government is
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