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‘We stand with our army’: MP Mahamat Ahmat Lazina backs troops in fight against Boko Haram

May 20, 2026

By Djinodji SOLMENGAR Rordrigue

Chadian MP Mahamat Ahmat Lazina says Parliament fully supports the national army in its fight against Boko Haram.

‘We support them. We are with them,’ Lazina said on May 20 as senators and deputies opened their joint session at the Palais de la Démocratie in Gassi.

He said lawmakers will help secure Chad’s borders and stop new attacks.

‘We will get Boko Haram out of our country and make sure they do not come back,’ he said.

Parliament is also reviewing its internal rules to align them with the revised Constitution. Lawmakers are examining a bill to extend the curfew in Lac Province, where the army continues operations against the armed group.

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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