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44 Chadians return home on inaugural Afriqiyah Airways flight

August 22, 2026

N’DJAMENA, August 22, 2026 — Forty-four Chadians returned home from Libya on Saturday aboard Afriqiyah Airways’ first Tripoli–N’Djamena flight.

Officials from the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Social Action welcomed the returnees early Saturday morning.

Several returnees had previously been detained in Libya. They recently regained their freedom after talks linked to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul’s visit to Tripoli.

Their release comes as Chad and Libya work to strengthen judicial cooperation.

The flight also marks the resumption of the Tripoli–N’Djamena air route after several years of suspension.

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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