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President Mahamat Idriss Deby back in N’Djamena after Nairobi summit

May 13, 2026

By Aisha DUWAI ALI

President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno returned to N’Djaména this afternoon from Nairobi, Kenya.

He attended the Africa Forward Summit and the 4th Summit of the Congo Basin Climate Commission. During the meetings, the President reaffirmed Chad’s supports for African action on climate change, protecting the environment, and working together on security and development.

He also called for fairer climate funding for African countries, especially in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin.

On arrival, he was welcomed by Prime Minister Amb. Allah-Maye Halina and other government and military officials.

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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