Recent developments indicate a strengthening of relations between Chad and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Specific details remain limited in the sources consulted. A note from the Chadian authorities explicitly mentions a strengthened strategic partnership between the two countries, without specifying the sectors involved.

Regional and International Context

Chad is also developing other strategic partnerships, notably with Algeria on security and migration issues, and with the African Development Bank for cross-border infrastructure. The African Union actively supports Chad in its political stabilization and the management of environmental challenges through the Great Green Wall Initiative.

Chad – UAE Perspectives

While the partnership with the UAE appears recent, it is part of a regional dynamic where the Emirates are intensifying their investments in Africa, as evidenced by their economic and environmental cooperation with Nigeria. Potential areas of collaboration could include sustainable energy, infrastructure, and security, key sectors for Chad mentioned in other contexts.

Sustainable development initiatives implemented

Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Program (PAEPA): Development of water infrastructure in rural and semi-urban areas, with an environmental component including climate change management.

National Water Resources Strategy: Focused on ecosystem restoration, local governance, and sustainable income-generating activities.

Lake Chad Regional Project: Transboundary cooperation (Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria, CAR) for climate-resilient ecosystem-based management, supported by UNDP and the GEF.

Great Green Wall Initiative: Combating Desertification through Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems and Socioeconomic Infrastructure.

The United Arab Emirates is not mentioned in any of the documents analyzed. Its potential role in strategic partnerships, mentioned above, could concern complementary sectors (energy, infrastructure).