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Business Power 22/10/2020

Qair ignores risks and goes for solar in N'Djamena

Despite doubts about the solvency of the Chadian state, French electricity producer Qair is sticking to its plans to develop two solar power plants with a capacity of 30MW. [...]

Oil & gas 19/10/2020

Déby's newest Erdis bloc investors in default

Déby's newest Erdis block investors in default. ©REGIS DUVIGNAU / POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Diplomacy 16/10/2020

Following Sophie Pétronin's release, Colombia asks France to help free Sister Gloria

Nun Gloria Cecilia Narváez was kidnapped on 7 February 2017 in Timbuktu, Mali. ©Fair use

Politics Infrastructures 07/10/2020

CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

The six members of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) are planning a round table in November to raise funds for the construction of roads and electricity plants. [...]

Business Power 29/09/2020

India's BHEL puts Engie in the shade over Djermaya solar farm

Engie has suffered a major setback in Chad, where its bid to build the 32-MW PV plant at Djermaya was rejected. [...]

Diplomacy 09/09/2020

Mariam Mahamat Nour, Déby's new representative in London and Brussels

The economist and secretary-general of the government, Mariam Mahamat Nour, is tipped to become Chad's ambassador to the UK, Benelux and the EU. [...]

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Former Chad ambassador in Paris Amine Abba-Sidick (left) pays his farewell visit to French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Quai d'Orsay, 24 August.

Diplomacy 04/09/2020

War of influence around Déby for the Paris ambassador post

Wheelings and dealings around Idriss Déby have been in full swing over recent weeks to replace Abba-Sidick as Chad's ambassador to Paris, one the most coveted posts in the country's diplomatic service. [...]

US Special Envoy J. Peter Pham, mender-in-chief of fences between Bujumbura and Washington, with Burundi's late president, Pierre Nkurunziza.

Diplomacy Mining 04/09/2020

How rare earths and evangelicals brought Trump closer to Bujumbura

The pending confirmation of Melanie Higgins as the new US ambassador to Burundi, a post left vacant for the past 18 months, spells the final phase of a discreet but important bridging of ties between the United States and Burundi. [...]

Diplomacy 01/09/2020

New Sahel special envoy appointed at French foreign ministry

Diplomat Frédéric Bontems is expected to succeed Christophe Bigot as special envoy for the Sahel. [...]

Mining 28/08/2020

N'Djamena banks on traceability to boost its share of gold market

As its neighbours in the Sahel and Sudan struggle with security issues, Chad is trying to change its image as a centre for gold smuggling with the aim of attracting new investment. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 22/07/2020

Rome poised to join counter-terrorism task force Takuba

Italy is expected to deploy several dozen of its special forces in Liptako-Gourma as part of the European task force Takuba in the first quarter of 2021. [...]

A David-type armoured personnel carrier manufactured by MDT Armor.

Diplomacy Defence 14/07/2020

Washington gifts MDT Armor vehicles to Chad's G5 Sahel contingent

Le 3 juillet, Washington a remis sous forme de dotation une cinquantaine de véhicules au bénéfice du Groupe spécial antiterroriste du Tchad (SATG), sous les ordres du général Abderamane Youssouf Mery. [...]

Oil & gas 13/07/2020

ExxonMobil has little to fear from Déby's new oil bill

After several months of preparation, the Chadian oil ministry, which for the last year has been headed up by Mahamat Hamid Koua, is putting the final touches to the new hydrocarbons draft bill. [...]

Diplomacy 02/07/2020

Idriss Déby's global network of well-placed Chadian officials begins to fray

Déby had successfully positioned a number of Chadians in key international appointments over the past few years but two of the most strategic posts could slip from his grasp in 2021. [...]

Italian ambassador to Niger Marco Prencipe with Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini on 19 June, 2020.

Diplomacy 01/07/2020

Rome wants top seat in the Sahel

Italy, which is already very active on the Libyan crisis, is looking to strengthen its position in the neighbouring Sahel region through the opening of new diplomatic missions. [...]

Libyan National Army (LNA) members head out of Benghazi to reinforce the troops advancing to Tripoli.

Spotlight Politics 25/06/2020

Libya's Chadian legion to return home and wreak havoc?

Over the last fortnight the Chadian government has been following with concern the situation in neighbouring Libya, where the military setbacks of General Haftar could leave hundreds of Chadian rebels at a loose end and capable of posing a threat to N'Djamena. [...]

A large rally organised by the opposition coalition in Bamako on 18 June.

Politics 24/06/2020

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

ECOWAS mission, UN intervention and AU action - the international community is concerned to see a key country in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel at a political impasse and has stepped up its action. [...]

Oil & gas 23/06/2020

Why Déby has opted for a direct confrontation with Glencore

Relations between the regime in N'Djamena and the raw materials trading giant have recently become strained. Here is why. [...]

Diplomacy 18/06/2020

Macron to attend G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott on 30 June

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the Mauritanian capital [...]

Oil & gas 16/06/2020

Déby finds plum jobs for party stalwarts ahead of 2021 presidential elections

Regime figures who had lost their official functions have been given well-paid jobs in return for promising to play a role in the presidential elections, in which Idriss Déby will be running. [...]

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Diplomacy 11/06/2020

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

What with the presidency of the UN Security Council, the renewal of MINUSMA's mandate and the Coalition for the Sahel in June, and the G5 Sahel summit in early July in Mauritania, the Sahel region is set to keep French diplomats very busy during the next few weeks. [...]

Inner circles Business 04/06/2020

Gagan Gupta's French troops

Though now active in Africa via the three Arise mega-funds, Indian-Singaporean agribusiness giant Olam still relies on French advisors to help guide its path. [...]

Politics Diplomacy 03/06/2020

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

The United Nations Security Council has set itself a tall task for its 5 June meeting: overview the G5 Sahel States but also look into accusations of abuse against several of the coalition's national armed forces. [...]

Oil & gas 19/05/2020

Chinese major CNPC is more than ever Idriss Déby's secret weapon

With Chad's oil production increasing at last, the Chinese major is preparing to increase its own output in the country, to the great delight of the Chadian president. [...]

Oil & gas 21/04/2020

Why NJ Ayuk chose Leoncio Amada Nze as Africa Energy Chamber chief's point man in Malabo

The African Energy Chamber is expanding its team to mediate between the private sector and governments. [...]

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