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Prime Minister Halina visits religious leaders during Ramadan and Lent

March 13, 2026

By Aisha DUWAI ALI

Prime Minister Ambassador Allah Maye Halina visited several of Chad’s prominent religious institutions in N’Djamena. The visit took place during a period when Muslims are observing Ramadan and Christians are marking Lent.

During the visit, he met leaders of the Chad National Council for Islamic Affairs, prayed at the Roi Fayçal Grand Mosque, and held discussions at the Archbishopric of N’Djamena.

The prime minister commended Muslim and Christian communities for their role in promoting peace and social cohesion in the country.

He also encouraged religious leaders to strengthen their efforts toward unity and reconciliation, highlighting their importance in addressing national challenges, particularly in the current security context.

The visit comes as Chad continues to promote interfaith dialogue as part of broader efforts to maintain stability and social harmony.

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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