 Well, for more on this, we're being joined by international affairs expert Paul Ijime. Paul, it's so good to see you. Thank you very much. Thank you. So there is fire on the mountain in Chad. Rebels are advancing on the capital. What can be done to stop more bloodshed? Well, it comes into, you know, talk about the short term and then the long term. The short term will be for get the rebels to at least cease fire so there can be some negotiations and, you know, so that lives can return and then to decide what can happen. The longer term will be to look at what has become the perennial causes of these issues, insecurity, ethnic divide and then poverty, unemployment and the fact that even though Chad is reaching in oil and other, you know, resources, it is not, you know, hasn't come down to the, it hasn't affected positively the lives of Chad's 16 million or so people. Instead, it benefits the colonial master, France, which is, you know, has the oil companies that are exploiting that oil and then they're also using well, bless his soul, Debbie, that has just gone. He was propping himself, he became a field martial in the army and they were using much of the revenue to buy arms. You know, the French budget was so sexy, more than four billion dollars for a country that has just 33,000 strong arms first. But you see, he was enjoying, that is Debbie now, was enjoying the support of France and then the other Western powers, US and EU countries. So that is where it, and this is what is happening. That Chad is rich, but his wealth is not being fed by the ordinary Chadians. And so you have a rebel that are fighting from, you know, the North, close to Libya. Let me come in here. So you talked about the reason why France is supporting the military takeover because that was going to be my next question. I was going to ask you, what do you make of France, you know, defending the military takeover? Is it modern? What meets the eye? Or is it just because of, like you said, the investment, their investment in Chad? Are they trying to actually support, you know, security in the nation? That is a hypocrisy of some Western powers. How can you be supporting the coup military takeover in one breath and then condemning it in another? You know that. Mali had some military takeover in August last year and everybody came on them. There was a suspension and whatever. But apart from France too, the EU and even Nigeria that has issued a statement, everybody seems to be saying, well, it's okay to do this. But there are principles of zero tolerance for seizure of power through unconstitutional means. And from what is happening, a military council taking over. This is a military coup d'etat and should never be allowed. So until, you know, there is a strong resentment and, you know, what is it? Denial and rejection of this type of hypocrisy. Africa is not moving anywhere. So for France, perhaps it will help them. President Macron is going there tomorrow, maybe to negotiate and talk. But that is the reason there hasn't been peace in Africa. I was going to talk, I was going to talk about that. World leaders are beginning to arrive for Idris Debe's funeral. Emmanuel Macron, like you just mentioned, is expected in town on Friday, even as rebels are wanting them not to come, you know, for their own security. Would you say it's a bit reckless on the part of the leaders for attending, even when they've been warned not to? Or is it doom for the rebels because of the coalition of security forces? No, I think the rebels will not be helping their case if they attack any foreign leader. They will, I think they have even heard that they said they will, you know, there will be a measure of ceasefire before, you know, for the funeral. I think they should pay respect to a foreign leader. And so I don't think they will, they will go all out because it will not help their matters. They should, they will want to put themselves in a position that they can negotiate. Listen, they are asking for inclusivity. They are asking for justice. And so if that is the case, they can talk about it one day. It's not, will not be too much to sacrifice. And then after that, they can resume whatever grievances they are pursuing. But I don't think they will, they will be too irresponsible to maybe shoot down the plane of any of the visiting leaders. So that is what I was there, the expectation, but that it is just postponing the evil day. Because after that, where does the young man, 37-year-old Muhammad that has been now been put to take over from his father? Does he really, does he have what it takes? Will he fit into the big boot of his father? That is another issue. And how long will France be able to continue to prop regimes in Africa? Instead of leaving Africa to grow, there is independence, leave independence, political independence, economic independence. That is the only lasting solution to all these issues. So that Africans, they can make mistakes and then correct them. Democracy is, everybody is learning, even America is learning. True. But they are confused because they have a ulterior motive. They have an interest that they are pursuing. Corrections must, mistakes must be corrected. Absolutely. I agree. And then you talked about the ceasefire earlier on. Well, it was short lived as the rebels called off the ceasefire. But that's the much we can take. Thank you so much for joining us on the news tonight. Thank you. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.