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Diplomacy 29/03/2023

Special envoys for the Sahel to meet in The Hague

EU special envoys for the Sahel to meet in The Hague on 17 and 18 April.

The Sahel security crisis

Finance Diplomacy 27/03/2023

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

The World Bank's $4m aid package used to run GABAC, an anti-money laundering action group in Central Africa, will expire this year.

Politics Diplomacy 24/03/2023

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

The unprecedented holding of a vote to select the secretary-general of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie reflects strong tensions between Aurore Bergé and her partners in France's ruling coalition.

Energy 21/03/2023

Savannah Energy unaffected by row with junta over ExxonMobil asset transfer

Its weeks-long legal battle with Chad's government has not impacted the British junior's bottom line. Even without its own employees on site, it continues its activities as if the transfer from ExxonMobil were not in dispute.

Defence 20/03/2023

French defence minister Lecornu plans trip to N'Djamena

French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu is preparing to make an official visit to Chad as part of plans announced by President Emmanuel Macron to completely reorganise France's military presence in Africa.

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Energy Mining Commodity traders 17/03/2023

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

Abbas Mahamat Tolli, governor of the Bank of Central African States, in Paris in 2018. © Henri Szwarc/Abaca

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The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position.

Operation Barkhane soldiers in Burkina Faso.

Diplomacy 17/03/2023

Mahamat Idriss Déby expected in Bangui to signal grand reconciliation

The Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Déby, aka Kaka, will pay an official visit to his Central African counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Bangui this spring to signal the reconciliation between the two countries.

Diplomacy 13/03/2023

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

The AU and UN have yet to appoint a representative to help shed light on the repression that followed the 20 October protests in Chad in 2022 despite their pledges to do so to the authorities in N'Djamena.

Diplomacy 07/03/2023

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

The latest summit of the Economic Community of Central African States, held on 25 February, once again postponed the planned merger the bloc with two other regional entities.

In Focus Defence Diplomacy 06/03/2023

CIA follows Hemeti trail from N'Djamena to Bangui

US intelligence agencies are closely following the activities of Sudan's deputy junta leader in Chad, the Central African Republic and in his own country. They suspect him of links to an alleged plot to topple Chad's interim president and are scrutinising his mining interests and dealings with Russian entities including the paramilitary firm Wagner.

The vice president of the transition in Sudan, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as 'Hemeti'.

Diplomacy 21/02/2023

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Gabonese head of state Ali Bongo, who will shortly take over ECCAS's rotating presidency, is keen to be involved in resolving the DRC-Rwanda crisis.

Diplomacy 16/02/2023

Kaka seeks to reboot relations with Doha

By appointing a new ambassador, Chad is hoping to persuade Doha to fund its DDR programme, but before Qatar invests a penny it will expect to see evidence of political progress between the Déby government and the rebel signatories to the peace accord.

Energy 03/02/2023

Battle of wills between Savannah and junta intensifies

British oil junior Savannah Energy is trying to maintain its presence in Chad but the courts there are continuing to block its takeover of Exxonmobil's assets.

Finance 31/01/2023

Chad's new director of customs under pressure from the IMF

Chad's new director of customs, Ahmat Abdelkerim, has been tasked with rapidly boosting the country's customs revenue, the country's main source of tax income, under the watchful eye of the IMF. Abdelkerim, a former Bolloré executive, hopes to draw inspiration from neighbouring Niger.

Defence 30/01/2023

Chad attack aircraft grounded after delivery delays

General Idriss Amine Ahmed launched a plan to modernise Chad's air force attack capabilities several months ago, but it is still waiting for delivery of its Turkish Hurkus light attack planes. A plan to arm its Cessna aircraft, which was blocked by Belgian authorities, is also delayed.

Diplomacy 27/01/2023

Sant'Egidio tasked with resurrecting Chadian national dialogue

The Italian lay Catholic association is working to facilitate the resumption of talks between the government in N'Djamena and groups that have not signed the Doha accord. It is trying to involve civilian entities like Les Transformateurs, but so far to no avail.

SpotlightDefence Politics 26/01/2023

Burhan-Hemeti feud plays out in CAR to Washington's dismay Free

The border region straddling Sudan, the Central African Republic and Chad has been the focus of intense manoeuvring in recent weeks. At stake is the control of the Vakaga gold mines and the expansion of the Wagner group, against a backdrop of high-level rivalry in Khartoum.

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

Defence Diplomacy 26/01/2023

G5 Sahel mulls transfer of joint force HQ to Niamey

Moving the G5 Sahel's joint force's HQs to Niamey was discussed during two separate meetings of the group's member countries' defence and foreign office ministers.

Diplomacy 23/01/2023

Western capitals uneasy about delayed Issoufou report

Former Nigerien president Mahamadou Issoufou's report on the international response to the Sahel security crisis will not be ready in time for the AU summit in February as initially planned, with publication still several months away.

SpotlightDefence 18/01/2023

Closed-door talks over future of French military presence in Sahel

The Elysée Palace and the Ministry of the Armed Forces are busy laying plans for the future of France's military presence in the Sahel. While the Sabre task force is on the out, various troop redeployment options are on the cards, as is a highly awaited clarification of French soldiers' status in the region.

French soldiers from Operation Barkhane set up a temporary advanced operating base as they leave Gossi, Mali, on 18 April 2022.

Diplomacy 13/01/2023

N'Djamena nominates new ambassador to Paris

The Chadian Foreign Minister has put forward the name of Ahmad Makaila, the current Chadian representative in Geneva, to replace Kedallah Younous Hamidi as ambassador to Paris.

SpotlightEnergy Politics 10/01/2023

Savannah wins arbitration battle after junta blocks Exxon asset takeover Free

The Chadian authorities, unhappy with the conditions under which the US major ExxonMobil left the country, are preventing Savannah Energy from resuming operations on the Doba oil deposits. Savannah has referred the case to the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris.

Infrastructure Diplomacy 06/01/2023

N'Djamena bids for leadership of air traffic control agency ASECNA

Chad's foreign affairs ministry has for several weeks been preparing its candidacy for the head of ASECNA (Agency for the Safety of Air Navigation in Africa and Madagascar).

Diplomacy 04/01/2023

Abakar Manany preferred as Mahamat Idriss Deby's sherpa in Washington

Mahamat Idriss Deby's special adviser, Abakar Manany, made extensive use of his connections to prepare the Chadian president's December visit to the United States. He got the upper hand over the president's step-brother, Abdelkrim Deby, who took a more guarded approach.

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Special envoys for the Sahel to meet in The Hague

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

Savannah Energy unaffected by row with junta over ExxonMobil asset transfer

French defence minister Lecornu plans trip to N'Djamena

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

Mahamat Idriss Déby expected in Bangui to signal grand reconciliation

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

CIA follows Hemeti trail from N'Djamena to Bangui

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Kaka seeks to reboot relations with Doha

Battle of wills between Savannah and junta intensifies

Chad's new director of customs under pressure from the IMF

Chad attack aircraft grounded after delivery delays

Sant'Egidio tasked with resurrecting Chadian national dialogue

Burhan-Hemeti feud plays out in CAR to Washington's dismay Free

G5 Sahel mulls transfer of joint force HQ to Niamey

Western capitals uneasy about delayed Issoufou report

Closed-door talks over future of French military presence in Sahel

N'Djamena nominates new ambassador to Paris

Savannah wins arbitration battle after junta blocks Exxon asset takeover Free

N'Djamena bids for leadership of air traffic control agency ASECNA

Abakar Manany preferred as Mahamat Idriss Deby's sherpa in Washington

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Special envoys for the Sahel to meet in The Hague

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

Savannah Energy unaffected by row with junta over ExxonMobil asset transfer

French defence minister Lecornu plans trip to N'Djamena

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

Mahamat Idriss Déby expected in Bangui to signal grand reconciliation

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

CIA follows Hemeti trail from N'Djamena to Bangui

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Kaka seeks to reboot relations with Doha

Battle of wills between Savannah and junta intensifies

Chad's new director of customs under pressure from the IMF

Chad attack aircraft grounded after delivery delays

Sant'Egidio tasked with resurrecting Chadian national dialogue

Burhan-Hemeti feud plays out in CAR to Washington's dismay Free

G5 Sahel mulls transfer of joint force HQ to Niamey

Western capitals uneasy about delayed Issoufou report

Closed-door talks over future of French military presence in Sahel

N'Djamena nominates new ambassador to Paris

Savannah wins arbitration battle after junta blocks Exxon asset takeover Free

N'Djamena bids for leadership of air traffic control agency ASECNA

Abakar Manany preferred as Mahamat Idriss Deby's sherpa in Washington

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