ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
The African Union’s peace and security council is meeting on Thursday to discuss the political crises in Chad and Somalia.
In a short statement, the spokesperson of the AU chairperson
Ebba Kalondo said the meeting was in line with the council’s mandate as the
standing decision-making organ for the prevention, management and resolution of
conflicts and crisis situations on the continent.
This comes just a day after opposition politicians in Chad
rejected the country’s army appointment of President Idriss Déby’s son to take
over in the wake of his death.
Mr Déby, 68 – who had been in power for three decades – died
after being shot as he battled rebels on the frontline.
Chad is seen as an important country to the international
efforts to combat Islamist militants in Africa.
Meanwhile, Somalia is also facing a constitutional crisis
following an electoral impasse of presidential and parliamentary elections.
There are fears that the death of Chad's President Idriss Déby could trigger political instability in the region
Last week, Somalia’s president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo
controversially approved an extension of his term in office by two years as voted
by parliament.
Major world powers including the US and Britain and the UN, EU
and the AU have condemned the extension, calling for consensus in addressing
the dispute which they said has thrown the country into a deeper political
crisis that could destabilise the entire region.
The AU peace and Security Council can recommend sanctions
against member states which violate its charter on democracy and governance.
Such measures include suspension from the union.
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