Madar (N'Djamena) - Chad's Office of the Mediator of the Republic has urged the government and the Miski self-defence committee to "show restraint" to preserve the gains of the peace process, after clashes that left people dead and injured in the Miski area of the northern Tibesti province, according to a statement reported by Tchadinfos on Monday, 19 October 2026.
The mediator said it was following developments with concern and deplored the loss of life. It recalled that on 3 October 2026, in Micheou, Deputy Prime Minister for Territorial Administration and Decentralisation Limane Mahamat met the movements that signed the peace accords, alongside the minister of mines, petroleum and geology, mediator representatives and facilitators, and that the parties then reaffirmed their commitment to see the process through.
The mediator praised the commitment of the defence and security forces, stressing that their missions must be carried out "in compliance with the laws of the Republic" and with care to protect human life. The area's natural resources must benefit the whole population and must not become "a curse" or a source of recurring conflict, it said.
Separately, the government's delegate-general for Tibesti, Lieutenant General Tom Djéroua Souguia, reported on the government mission to Tourkou and Miski at a weekly security meeting in Bardaï. He said the Tourkou case was now in the hands of the courts and regretted the incidents in Miski after the mission left, Alwihda Info reported.
He called on young people to lay down their arms, show restraint and preserve the peace process, saying the Miski peace agreement also addresses the province's development needs and the aspirations of its youth. Madar reported on 17 October that the Tourkou case had been referred to the courts amid renewed tension in Miski.
