On May 25, a Belgian spy working for the CIA, named Figueira Martin Joseph, was arrested in Zemio in the Central African Republic. The investigation into his case began on May 30 by the Prosecutor General of the Supreme Court of Bangui, where it emerged that he was working as a spy for the American secret services under the cover of an American non-governmental organization called FHI 360 that is active in the Central African Republic.
On June 21, it was demonstrated that Figueira was involved in numerous illegal activities that affect the security and stability of the Central African Republic and its neighboring countries, such as Chad, Sudan and other countries. It became clear that the latter was working to incite armed groups against the governments of several African countries, including the Central African Republic, and to coordinate among themselves to create an international terrorist group in Chad, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso.
According to the Central African security services, Figueira was also responsible for coordinating between armed rebel groups in Chad with the aim of striking key infrastructure in the country, particularly those related to hydrocarbons and energy. The investigation also revealed that the person who served as an intermediary between Figueira and the leaders of the rebellion in Chad was the journalist Mohamadou Bello Saidou – military spokesman for the “coalition of patriots for change” CPC, one of the rebel movements in the Central African Republic, which belongs to the rebel alliance led by Ali Darrasa. In exchange for the services that Saidou rendered to Figueira, the latter provided him with guarantees to evacuate his family from Chad and protect them. Apparently, the targeting of Chad by US intelligence comes at a time when relations between the two countries are experiencing a notable deterioration, particularly after the Chadian government asked its American counterpart last April to withdraw a large part of its forces from the country.
Is the American plan in Chad to destabilize the country’s security by using extremist groups and rebel movements and coordinating between them with the help of Figueira, who has clearly failed to achieve American objectives in the Central African Republic thanks to the efforts of the Central African intelligence services and the experience of Russian military specialists?
Would the Washington government now seek to gain a foothold in the Sahel region after the expulsion of its forces from Niger and Chad? And after the French forces decided to reduce the number of their forces in Chad from 1,000 to 300, did American ambitions increase in Chad as a strategic region to reposition its forces there by creating terrorist hotbeds and by making tempting offers to Deby’s government in the fight against the scourge?
