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Chad eases access to birth certificates for children

February 27, 2026

By Aisha DUWAI ALI

Chad has lifted the suspension on issuing supplementary birth certificates to children aged 4 months to 17 years, strengthening birth registration across the country.

Through the Prime Minister’s Decree, the government supports Sustainable Development Goal 16 on legal identity for all and will waive court fees until 2030.

Authorities must keep a special register, verify declarations, and provide the service free of charge to the targeted age group.

The government says this measure will help more children obtain official identity documents and access essential services such as education and healthcare.

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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