Chad’s Prime Minister steps down

The president’s office announced on Tuesday that Albert Pahimi Padacke, the prime minister of Chad, has resigned in order to make room for a new administration.

This happened after the nation of Central Africa opted to delay elections by two years.

In 2021, a civilian politician named Padacke was appointed prime minister of a military-led transitional administration after President Mahamat Idriss Deby assumed control following the passing of his father.

Deby’s military council was supposed to rule for 18 months, but the nation declared it would delay democratic elections until close to October 2024.

Deby was inaugurated in as president of the new transition phase on Monday, and it was anticipated that he would name a new premier.

From 2016 to 2018, Padacke also held the position of prime minister. He was regarded as an associate of the late president Idriss Deby, who presided over Chad for 30 years before passing away in April 2021.