ICG bets on a return to peace in war-torn Chad

Again, ambiguities surrounding the resumption of talks between N’Djamena and the Chadian rebel groups and between Khartoum and the Darfur’s JEM raise questions on whether the peace could be sustained.

Yet, free and democratic elections would demonstrate political will by adopting and implementing the measures in the August 2007 agreement reached by the presidential camp and opposition parties which aim to promote an appropriate environment for participatory politics and credible elections.