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Manara Media Group signs strategic partnership with the Chadian Football Federation

November 7, 2025

Manara Media Group has signed a media partnership agreement with the Chadian Football Federation, establishing a long-term collaboration aimed at strengthening the visibility, promotion, and communication of the federation’s activities.

Under the agreement, Manara will produce and broadcast a wide range of multimedia content, including articles, portraits, reports, videos, interviews, and dedicated shows aligned with the federation’s priorities. This content will support the federation’s mission to inform, engage, and mobilize national and international audiences around Chadian football.

Manara Radio and Television will also provide comprehensive media coverage of sporting events, press conferences, awareness campaigns, institutional initiatives, and other official programs organized by the federation. The partnership is designed to enhance the public presence of the federation, showcase its actions, and contribute to the development of football across the country.

Through this collaboration, both entities aim to elevate the image of Chadian football, promote talent, and strengthen communication channels within the national sports ecosystem.

Djinodji SOLMENGAR

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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