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Chapter 102 His Outstanding Contribution
Chapter 102 His Outstanding Contribution
Chadian President Idris Debi led his army to defeat Libya in the Toyota War and captured Haftar.
In 1989, then-Chadian President Habré accused Déby of plotting a military coup, forcing Déby to flee to Libya. With the support of Libya and Sudan, Déby established the National Salvation Front.
In November 1990, the National Salvation Front defeated the Chad government forces, and Déby became the President of Chad.
Thus, all four presidents of Chad since independence have come to power through violent means.
Given the heavy losses suffered by Libyan armored forces in the "Toyota Wars," Musa did not deploy armored units in the first wave of attacks. Instead, he sent small groups to infiltrate Chad and conduct special operations.
In recent days, the Libyan military has repeatedly used drones to conduct reconnaissance and strikes deep into Chad. Previously, there were no organized troops left in the Besti Mountains, only small groups of troops responsible for monitoring the movements of the Libyan army.
The Libyan army is advancing rapidly, and as of October 8, it had penetrated nearly 300 kilometers into Chad.
As Libyan troops entered Chad, negotiations between Guinea and France were progressing with difficulty.
Guinea's demand is to reclaim the bauxite development rights within Guinea and to conduct a new international tender.
In light of historical issues, the Guinean government will not pursue legal action against foreign companies for losses they have caused to Guinea.
Furthermore, there are no restrictions on French companies participating in subsequent tenders.
The French government demands that the new Guinean government recognize all agreements between the French government and French companies and the previous Guinean government, and introduce policies to effectively protect the interests of French nationals in Guinea.
The new Guinean government is willing to accept agreements based on the premise of "equality".
Regarding some clearly unfair terms, such as the French government's right to send troops to Guinea to protect French nationals in Guinea;
The new Guinean government declined to acknowledge the numerous privileges enjoyed by the French in Guinea.
The French enjoyed numerous privileges in Guinea, including those related to commerce, taxation, and exploration.
If a French person violates Guinean law, the Guinean government has no authority to handle the matter and can only hand it over to the French government.
Even Cissé found it hard to believe that such discriminatory clauses with colonial overtones still existed in 2012.
The two sides were deadlocked, and the first two rounds of negotiations failed to reach any agreement.
Before the third round of negotiations began, Hillary Clinton proposed that the Guinean government could provide appropriate economic compensation to foreign companies in Guinea under the guise of "buyback" in order to reclaim the rights to develop mineral resources.
Cissé and Marc Ayrault, who represented France in the negotiations, both indicated that they could accept it.
The third round of negotiations then escalated into a heated discussion over the amount of compensation.
Marc Ayrault made an exorbitant demand, requiring the Guinean government to pay $150 billion to French companies in Guinea, led by Total, to compensate them for their losses.
Cissé was only willing to pay a symbolic $100 million to purchase French assets in Libya.
Total has not only mines and mining equipment in Guinea, but also factories that conduct preliminary screening and processing.
The third round of negotiations ended in failure again due to the significant gap between the two sides' demands.
The fourth round of negotiations between the two sides is scheduled to take place on October 15.
On the 13th, Hillary Clinton hosted a banquet at the U.S. Embassy in Sierra Leone, inviting Cisse and Mark Ehrlich.
"Regardless of whether the fourth round of negotiations reaches an agreement, I will return to Washington on the evening of the 15th."
Hillary Clinton was in a state of panic; she had to return to Washington to face congressional questioning.
New evidence has emerged in the Stevens attack case: two emails indicate that the U.S. government received warnings before the attack but failed to take them seriously, causing Stevens to miss his last chance to escape.
Hillary Clinton is going to Congress to explain this to the members of Congress.
"French companies have invested over 10 billion euros in Guinea to develop its aluminum mines, and these investments must be recouped."
If the Guinean government is unwilling to pay compensation, the French company's mineral resource development rights should be extended until 2099.
Marc Ehrlich refused to budge an inch.
"Isn't it magnanimous enough that we haven't pursued the illegal activities of Total and other French companies in Guinea?"
Cissé has no way to deal with French companies.
However, the Guinean government has taken drastic measures against those who accepted employment from French companies, cooperated with them in exploiting Guinean workers, and caused serious losses to Guinea.
After becoming Prime Minister of Guinea, Soumya sentenced more than 1500 Guineans to death on charges of murder, robbery, involvement in organized violent crimes, and treason.
A significant portion of them were Guinean officials and Guinean government employees.
"Whether it's legal or not, you have no right to judge!"
Marc Eiro was arrogant and showed no respect for the legitimate rights of the Guinean government.
"This in itself violates Guinean law. No matter who it is, as long as they violate Guinean law within Guinea, the Guinean government has the right to try them."
Cissé is adamant that the Guinean government must not only reclaim judicial power, but also legislative power.
The so-called parliament of Guinea is also manipulated by France, and the laws it passes completely disregard Guinea's interests, even worse than those during the colonial era.
The Guinean government during the colonial era had at least the power to try French people.
After becoming Prime Minister of Guinea, Soumya made significant changes to Guinean law, abolishing all clauses that were unfavorable to Guinea and establishing a new legal system.
"Oh!"
Marc Ehrlich dismissed it dismissively.
Just as Cisse was about to speak, Hillary's assistant rushed over and handed her a document.
After reading the document, Hillary raised an eyebrow, her eyes growing increasingly gloomy.
"Half an hour ago, Libya launched a missile from Kufra that struck N'Djamena."
Hillary's expression showed a hint of confusion.
The last time Libya used missiles to attack a mercenary camp, it was less than 500 kilometers from Kufra.
N'Djamena is about 1500 kilometers from Kufra.
Cissé and Marc Eyrault remained silent, their expressions contrasting.
Marc Ayrault frowned; this situation was completely unexpected by France.
Although 1500 kilometers is not enough to reach Paris, it already threatens the French mainland.
Corsica is not included in the local area mentioned here.
Corsica is only 1000 kilometers away from Libya.
"The Libyan army is only 300 kilometers away from N'Djamena. You have no time to waste here."
Hilary warned Marc Ayrault that if France did not act soon, Chad would be defeated.
In fact, since Libya used precision-guided bombs to inflict heavy losses on Chad's offensive forces, Chad's army has been unable to organize a counterattack, and so-called "defeat" is only a matter of time.
If Chad is defeated, Libya will certainly support a pro-Libyan government in Chad.
This could lead to France's overall defeat in the Central African region.
"Merde!"
Marc Ehrlich lost control of his emotions and blurted out.
On the 15th, the Guinean and French governments reached an agreement in Freetown, under which Guinea would fund the repurchase of the French companies' mineral resource development rights in Guinea.
The French government stated that it respects the sovereignty of the Guinean government and hopes that the Guinean government will introduce effective policies to genuinely protect the safety of French companies and French nationals in Guinea.
Although neither side has disclosed exactly how much money the Guinean government contributed, sources familiar with the matter revealed that the amount was far from enough to compensate for the losses suffered by French companies, led by Total, in Guinea.
Hillary Clinton is very pleased; this mediation may become her most glorious achievement during her term.
After signing the agreement, Marc Ayrault immediately boarded a plane and returned to Paris.
Cissé returned to Conakry by car to reorganize his troops and prepare for war.
Although on the surface, the Guinean government and France have reached an agreement.
Everyone knows that this agreement is only valid until the end of the US presidential election.
On the evening of the 15th, Bobo invited Chad's President Idris Debi, who was seeking aid in London, and Majariyaf, the former interim president of Libya who was in exile in Britain, to produce a program.
In the program, Idris Debi frankly stated that Libya has become a source of turmoil affecting regional stability, and called on Libya's neighboring countries to join NATO in disarming Libya and eliminating the risk of regional war.
Magariaf once again called on governments to listen to the voices of the Libyan people, to liberate them from the brutal rule of the evil successor of the King of Kings, and to bring true democracy and freedom to Libya.
Edmund Norman, a military expert involved in the program's production, expressed strong concern about Libyan missiles, stating that Libya, with the support of certain countries, possesses weapons of mass destruction that could threaten European security.
"Libya already possesses advanced drones and laser-guided bombs, and now it also has ballistic missiles with a range of 1500 kilometers."
This is a very dangerous sign;
If European countries do not take this seriously, perhaps in the near future, the whole of Europe will be under the threat of Libyan missiles.
Edmund Norman was deeply worried, completely disregarding the actual situation in Libya.
With a population of only 400 million, Libya, even if its entire population were mobilized for war, would not be able to pose a threat to European security.
If possessing ballistic missiles is a threat...
Saudi Arabia not only has missiles, but also nuclear warheads. Does that count as a threat?
Russia, which truly poses a threat to European security, possesses not only missiles and nuclear warheads but also a massive military system. Once Europe loses the protection of the United States, the entire continent will fall under Russia's iron heel.
"The EU held a security meeting yesterday regarding Libya, but due to opposition from a certain country, the EU failed to reach a consensus on the Libyan issue. Now we can only hope that NATO will launch a second 'Odyssey Dawn' military operation."
In his concluding remarks, the program host commended Libya's diplomatic strategy.
The EU's veto system makes it difficult for the EU to reach a consensus on a particular issue.
During yesterday's meeting, France recommended that the EU impose comprehensive sanctions on Libya to force the country to demilitarize.
The proposal failed to pass due to opposition from Italy.
Eni Group deserves immense credit.