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Chad signs development deals with China and African Development Bank

August 21, 2026

By Djinodji SOLMENGAR Rodrigue

Chad signed two financing agreements on Thursday 20, one with China and one with the African Development Bank (AfDB), as the government looks to fund development projects and modernize public administration.

China grants 300 million yuan

China and Chad signed two grant agreements worth 300 million yuan combined, about $44 million. State Minister for Finance Tahir Hamid Nguilin signed for Chad. Chinese Ambassador Wang Xining signed on behalf of Beijing.

The funds are earmarked for infrastructure, social development, and digital technology projects, along with talent training programs. According to Nguilin, the money, split into grants of 100 million and 200 million yuan, is already available and will go toward projects tied to the government’s development agenda, including programs targeting young people and women.

AfDB backs administrative reform

Chad also signed a separate deal with the AfDB worth roughly 8 billion CFA francs. The financing supports the Program for Improving the Business Climate and Modernizing Administration (PAACAMA). Nguilin signed for Chad; Francis Dogo signed for the AfDB.

The program targets economic governance, domestic resource mobilization, public administration reform, and the country’s business climate.

Both deals add to a string of recent financing agreements Chad has secured from international partners this year.

Djinodji Solmengar

Djinodji Solmengar

Djinodji Solmengar Rodrigue is a journalist with MRTV English, Chad’s first English-language media outlet, where he led English-language news coverage at its launch. Based in N’Djamena, his reporting explores political, economic, and social developments, with particular attention to everyday realities, informal sectors, and cultural life. His work also extends to football and broader societal issues, approached through field reporting and in-depth storytelling. Beyond reporting, Djinodji regularly conducts interviews focused on education, including the teaching of English in Chad, as well as conversations (with AFROTRONIX, to name a few) on culture and music. He is also active as an English–French interpreter, working alongside international media professionals. In this capacity, he recently supported and interpreted for a delegation of foreign journalists, including BBC representatives, during the PND Chad Connexion 2030 mission. Alongside his professional practice, Djinodji is pursuing a PhD, with research centered on the presence of China and Russia in Africa as portrayed in selected Commonwealth online media. His academic interests lie at the intersection of media, geopolitics, and discourse analysis. Earlier in his career, he taught English and authored a Master’s thesis examining the contextualization of English language teaching in Chad, reflecting a sustained engagement with educational challenges and policy.

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