The new African Development Bank Country Manager for Chad, Francis Dogo, officially took office in N'Djamena on 12 December 2025, after presenting his credentials to Fatimé Aldjineh Garfa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Chadians Abroad.
At the meeting, the Minister took the opportunity to commend the Bank Group for its continued commitment to Chad's development and stressed the importance of further strengthening the partnership, particularly in key sectors such as infrastructure and regional integration.
Mr Dogo reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with the Chadian authorities to support the country's economic and social progress. "I am arriving in this country at what we consider to be an opportune moment, marked by the adoption of the National Development Plan and the success of the Abu Dhabi round table, for which I would like to congratulate the entire Chadian government. The African Development Bank is currently reflecting on the strategic framework for its interventions in this new context. We are convinced that the convergence of these dynamics creates a favourable environment for more effectively supporting the efforts of the Chadian government and strengthening the impact of our actions for the benefit of the population," he said.
Strategic financing for energy and climate resilience
Continuing the long-standing cooperation between the African Development Bank and Chad, Mr Dogo marked his appointment by signing, alongside the Chadian Minister of Finance, the Budget, the Economy and Planning, Tahir Hamid Nguilin two major financing agreements to strengthen the energy sector and climate resilience.
The first, worth $26.5 million, is for the second phase of the Electricity Sector Support Project (PASET2). The additional financing involves several partners, including the African Development Fund, the Bank Group's concessional lending window, the Desert to Power initiative with support from the Green Climate Fund.
PASET2 aims to improve access to electricity and the quality of energy distributed to better meet growing demand. It will also contribute to increasing the availability of clean and sustainable energy, while improving the technical, financial and commercial performance of TchadElec, the national electricity company. Its implementation includes modernising the Moundou power plant through the installation of a solar power plant, strengthening the distribution network in N'Djamena and installing 100,000 prepaid electricity meters, mainly for households.
The second agreement is for a grant of approximately $3.67 million to strengthen resilience to climate change and improve agricultural productivity in Chad. It reinforces the actions of the Project to Support Rural Infrastructure Development and the Promotion of Agricultural Value Chains in Chad (PADIC-CVA).
Awarded through the African Development Fund's Climate Action Window, the grant will enable project implementation of Mayo Kebbi East, focusing on: strengthening climate change adaptation capacities, supporting producer resilience and agricultural value chain development, and project management, monitoring, evaluation and auditing. Ultimately, it will directly benefit 300 vulnerable women, 100 young people and 9,600 smallholder farmers.
"These agreements strengthen the partnership between Chad and the African Development Bank and reflect a shared commitment to improving access to electricity, modernising infrastructure and supporting the most vulnerable populations in the interests of sustainable development," said Country Manager Dogo.
