Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno began a week-long tour in the southern regions, reputed to be rather favorable to the opposition. To appease hearts and minds, especially after the violent repression of the demonstrations of October 20, 2022, is the objective of this trip.
Some youth organizations and opposition leader Yaya Dillo are calling for a boycott of the visit, which is perceived as "insulting" to the families of the victims who have not completed their mourning. In any case, "the president is in pre-campaign" not for the constitutional referendum whose result is according to him "known in advance" but for the presidential election of 2024.