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Chad calls for stronger cooperation with Cameroon

July 18, 2026

By Djinodji SOLMENGAR Rodrigue

Chad has called for closer cooperation with Cameroon during a visit to Yaoundé.

President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno sent a delegation led by Foreign Minister Dr. Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul to deliver a personal message to Cameroonian President Paul Biya on July 17. The delegation also included Petroleum Minister Fatima Haram Acyl and Special Adviser Mahamat Saleh Abdeldjelil.

As President Biya was abroad, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, Cameroon’s Minister of State and Secretary-General of the Presidency, received the delegation at Etoudi Palace.

The contents of the president’s message remain confidential. However, Sabre Fadoul said it focused on issues of common interest and reaffirmed the importance of the relationship between the two countries.

We came to reaffirm the need to continue strengthening bilateral cooperation between Chad and Cameroon, he said.

He added that the message reflected the strong ties between the two heads of state and their countries.

The visit comes as Chad and Cameroon face shared security challenges in the Lake Chad Basin. It also follows a trade corridor agreement signed in May and precedes the launch of a railway infrastructure project linking the two countries.

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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