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By Djinodji SOLMENGAR Rodigue

Professor Mohammed El Boukari, President of Algeria’s Economic, Social and Environmental Council, arrived in N’Djamena on August 4, to attend the second ordinary session of Chad’s Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Council (CESCE).

Dr. Ing. Ahmat Mbodou Mahamat, President of Chad’s CESCE, welcomed the delegation at Hassan Djamous International Airport. Algerian Ambassador to Chad Fayçal Djaouti also attended the reception.

The session will open on August 5 and continue until August 19 at the CESCE headquarters in N’Djamena.

Council members, government officials and invited delegation will discuss economic, social, cultural and environmental issues during the two-week meeting.

The visit aims to deepen cooperation between the two councils and strengthen ties between Chad and Algeria.

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.