Following the unexpected death of long-time President Idriss Deby , Chad’s new Transitional Military Council (TMC) faces several domestic security and political crises that will reduce the country’s participation in France-led foreign counterterrorism efforts in nearby Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Protests Ongoing protests in Chad’s capital of N’Djamena pose an immediate threat to the TMC’s stability. After announcing Deby’s death on April 19, the Chadian army effectively suspended the country’s constitution, dissolved the government and legislature, and formed a transitional military council. This has since triggered a wave of protests in N’Djamena pushing for greater civilian representation in the transition, which turned deadly on April 27 when at least five demonstrators were killed. The rallies show little sign of slowing, putting pressure on the TMC to accept a clear military-civilian power-sharing transition akin to those seen in the political transitions in Sudan and Mali.