Chad’s mediator, Saleh Kebzabo, called on the parties in Miski, in the northern Tibesti region, to stop hostilities immediately, de-escalate and resume dialogue. In an October 23 statement, his office warned that renewed tensions threatened residents’ security, social cohesion and the gains of earlier negotiations. It offered to support initiatives aimed at restarting discussions. (tchadinfos.com)
The immediate security background includes an attack on a mining-brigade position on October 14. According to an army statement reported by Manara on October 23, two officers were killed and nine other personnel wounded. The military blamed Miski’s self-defense committee and demanded that it disarm. Those are the army’s allegations, not independently established findings about responsibility. (manara.td)
A disputed peace agreement and control of gold
Deutsche Welle’s October 23 reporting situated the confrontation within a longer dispute over gold exploitation and the agreement signed on April 20, 2025. Critics accused the government of failing to implement provisions concerning mining permits and the suspension of activity pending environmental and social mapping. Authorities rejected those accusations and said they had honored their commitments. (amp.dw.com)
The mediator’s statement is the new development in this reporting window. It does not demonstrate that a ceasefire has taken effect or that negotiations have resumed. Rather, it represents another attempt to prevent a contested resource-governance dispute from escalating into wider violence. (tchadinfos.com)