Assembly/AU/3 (X) Page 14 battalions from these two countries as part of the early effect package. Both countries confirmed their readiness to deploy during the 1st quarter of 2008. Regarding the initial Headquarters operating capability, the Joint Special Representative, Rodolphe Adada, his Deputy, the UNAMID Force Commander and Deputy Force Commanders and other key personnel, as well as the Sector Commanders from Nigeria, Rwanda and Senegal have been deployed. The Deputy Sector Commanders from Egypt, Pakistan and China have also been deployed to the Mission area. The formal transfer of authority from AMIS to UNAMID took place on 31 December 2007. 62. The Joint Special Representative is working closely with the Sudanese authorities to create the required conditions in order to expedite the deployment of UNAMID. Consultations are also underway, in a spirit of cooperation and transparency, between the AU, the UN and the Sudanese government to address all outstanding issues, with a view to ensuring the full deployment of UNAMID and facilitating the conduct of its operation on the ground. 63. The Chair of Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC) Preparatory Committee (Prepcom) is continuing with his consultations with a range of stakeholders and prominent individuals in Darfur. Issues relating to compensation, rehabilitation and return featured prominently during these consultations. 64. The security situation continues to be of utmost concern. A number of attacks involving various parties have been recorded during the period under review, targeting civilians, humanitarian workers and the Sudanese Armed Forces alike. Also worth noting is the prevailing security situation on the Chadian side of the Chad/Sudan border, which adversely affects the situation in Darfur. 65. Throughout its presence in Darfur, AMIS has operated under a very challenging security environment. On 29 September 2007, an attack was perpetrated by unidentified armed elements on the Mission’s military group site in Haskanita, resulting in the death of 12 AMIS personnel, while 10 others were seriously wounded and one is still unaccounted for. The PSC, meeting on 2 October 2007, condemned this attack, and requested the Commission to undertake, jointly with the United Nations, a thorough investigation of the incident, with a view to identifying the culprits. Since then, a joint AU/UN investigation has been underway. g) Situation in Chad and Chad-Sudan Relation 66. During the reporting period, the Chadian authorities continued to dialogue with the opposition movements. On this score, President Idriss Déby received on 30 July 2007, in N’djamena, thanks to the mediation of President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, a group of about thirty Chadian exiles led by former President Goukouni Weddei. Just as encouraging was the signing, on 13 August 2007, of an “Agreement for the Strengthening of the Democratic Process in Chad” between the presidential party and the democratic opposition parties – an event resulting from the negotiations that took place from 14 April to 10 August 2007. 67. On 6 September 2007, one of the armed movements, the Chadian Democratic and Revolutionary Council signed a peace agreement with the Government under the auspices of Libya. A month later, on 8 October in Cotonou, the Government and some exiled political parties embarked upon negotiations leading to an agreement