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Chad, France review preparations ahead of business forum

September 25, 2026

By Djinodji SOLMENGAR Rodrigue

Chadian officials and French business representatives have reviewed preparations for the Chad-France Business Forum in Paris.

A working meeting took place at the Chadian Embassy in France ahead of the forum.

The meeting brought together Chadian Finance Minister Tahir Hamid Nguilin, Trade Minister Mathieu Guibolo Fanga, advisers to the President, Chadian Ambassador to France Amina Priscille Longoh, and representatives of MEDEF, the forum’s organiser.

The participants reviewed the final preparations for the forum.

They also discussed key issues related to strengthening economic ties between Chad and France.

The meeting comes hours before the business forum, which will focus on investment opportunities in Chad and partnerships between businesses from the two countries.

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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