Chad’s prime minister rejects rebel ceasefire

CHAD’S Prime Minister Nourredine Delwa Kassire Coumakoye yesterday rejected a ceasefire with rebels who fought their way into the capital and blamed neighbouring Sudan for the insurgency.

A rebel alliance which seized large parts of the capital Ndjamena at the weekend responded to a non-binding UN Security Council statement opening the way to foreign military intervention by agreeing to a ceasefire.

“Why a ceasefire? They [the rebels] don’t exist any more. With whom would we sign a ceasefire?... We’ve got them under control,” said Mr Coumakoye.