Chad President Idriss Deby disclosed that, his government has appointed new 29 members cabinet.

The 29 new members were appointed on Monday night which includes 8 females and mostly his loyalists.

The formation of the new government comes a week after the promulgation of a new constitution which gives the president broader powers and abolishes the post of prime minister.

Most opposition lawmakers had boycotted the legislative vote. Three days after the vote, Deby’s previous government resigned. Deby, 65, came to power in 1991 and has ruled the country since then with an iron fist. Chad is the third poorest in the world, according to a UN index.