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‘Chad needs international support,’ World Bank Executive Director says in N’Djamena

April 28, 2026

By Djinodji SOLMENGAR Rodrigue

Chad needs continued support from the international community to tackle poverty, climate change and regional instability, Arnaud Buissée, a World Bank Executive Director said Tuesday in N’Djamena.

Arnaud Buissée made the remarks during a meeting between Chadian officials and a delegation from the World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors visiting the country.

“Chad needs the support of the international community, and the World Bank Group stands ready to respond,” Buissée said.

The delegation is in Chad to engage with national stakeholders and assess the country’s development priorities.

Finance Minister Tahir Hamid Nguilin welcomed the mission and thanked the World Bank for its support.

“We are honored to receive this delegation,” he said.

The delegation will meet with government officials, private sector representatives, civil society actors and development partners during the visit.

Members will also inspect World Bank-funded projects in electricity access and flood protection in N’Djamena.

The mission runs through April 30.

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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