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President Mahamat Déby to hold talks in Paris after defence pact exit

January 28, 2026

Following an official invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron, President Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno arrived in Paris for a working visit.

The visit features direct, closed-door talks on shared bilateral, regional and international issues. Officials say the discussions focus on practical cooperation and current geopolitical challenges.

The visit comes 14 months after Chad ended its defence cooperation agreement with France, a decision that reshaped relations and prompted a broader review of ties between the two countries.

(With MRTV French)

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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