Document #1065175
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
The only reference to a peace accord
between the Chadian government and the Mouvement pour la
démocratie et le développement (MDD) which the
Research Directorate could find is an 18 October 1996 Radio France
Internationale report quotes president Idriss Deby of Tchad who
said in an interview that "very recently, the Chadian interior and
security minister went to Niger to sign an accord with one of the
MDD factions." Deby did not mention during the interview which MDD
faction was involved, but stated that the MDD factions were many
and that "besides Djidi Hussein's MDD sponsored by Hissein Habre,
there are the groups led by Moussa Medella, by Ibrahim Malla, by
Adoum Yacoub - who knows how many there are?"
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is
not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any
particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the
list of additional sources consulted in researching this
Information Request.
References
Radio France Internationale (RFI). 16
October 1996. "President Idriss Deby Interviewed on Human Rights,
Contacts with Rebels." (BBC Summary 18 Oct. 1996/NEXIS).
Additional Sources Consulted
Africa Research Bulletin
[Oxford].
Africa Confidential
[London].
Electronic sources : IRB databases,
Internet, REFWORLD, WNC.
Two oral sources were unable to provide
information within the required research deadlines.