Talk:National and Nomadic Guard

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[edit] Role, functions and status

I don't think I can go along with "elite", and the GNNT is not part of the Army, according to the constitution, which says it is one of four defence and security forces (the others are the Army, the Gendarmerie and the Police). The constitution says the the functions of the GNNT are to guard politicians, government officials and public buildings, to act as prison guards and to maintain order in rural areas. The GNNT have been around for a long time and, when I was in Chad, they were part of the Interior Ministry and, in effect, supplied "muscle" for government officials, even in the most far flung parts of the country. I'll do a quick edit -- haven't got time to do research and a thorough edit at the moment, sorry. Kahuzi 07:57, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

I put elite (even if with some doubts) because it plays a sort of role of presidential force, and appears to be heavily composed of Zaghawa, the president's tribe. Thanks for your work in bettering the article.--Aldux 10:30, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] GNNT

(Copied from User talk:Kahuzi) Regards the GNNT, are you sure of this [1]? While it may have been under the Interior Ministry in the 1970s, it seems that at present it depends from the Defence Ministry: I found this statement, "The ANT, Gendarmerie, and GNNT report to the Ministry of Defense" [2]. And thanks again for all your work on Chad, it's really fantastic! --Aldux 00:10, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

(Copied from User talk:Aldux) I'm not at all sure, but then what's new, where Chad's concerned!

My edit was based on this [[3]], which quotes a presidential decree of 15 February 2006, nominating ministers, and showing the GNNT under the responsibility of the Minister for Territorial Administration. (Incidentally it also shows the Ministry of Defence as being attached to the Presidency.)

On the other hand, I also found this [4], dated 10 May 2006, which says the President, through the Ministry of Defence, nominated two military officers to senior posts in the GNNT. (But this may mean that these are two Army officers being posted to jobs in the GNNT, not that the GNNT is under the Ministry of Defence.)

However, going back to 2004, there are draft minutes of proceedings in the National Assembly [5] that say the Minister of Defence is responsible the Army, Air Force, GNNT and Gendarmerie.

But finally, legislation dating from 1994, that appears still to be in force [6], does show the GNNT as part of the Ministry of the Interior.

So, you can take your pick. My guess is that responsibility is shared and has moved back and forth. Lots of the GNNT are presumably still tied up guarding people, buildings and prisoners in every prefecture and sous-prefecture across the country and therefore take their orders from the local civil administrator, which makes it sensible for them to be part of the territorial administration ministry. On the other hand, when there is rebel activity, some of them presumably get mobilised to fight alongside the Army, so there would be more sense for them to be under the defence ministry. Don't know if this helps!
Kahuzi 09:37, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

(Copied from User talk:Kahuzi) Thanks for the input: Chad is truly a complicated country. I'll leave the statement as it stands, as I suspect the only way to find a clean awnser would be to phone Déby (and even that may not work ;-)). Bye,--Aldux 11:23, 13 July 2006 (UTC)