Chad and Algeria have reaffirmed plans to strengthen security and economic ties during high-level talks in N'Djamena.
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf and Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno emphasized closer cooperation on development, stability and cross-border threats during a meeting in N'Djamena on November 3, according to Africa News.
The talks focused on implementing nearly 30 agreements signed in April during Deby's visit to Algiers, when the two countries upgraded their relationship to a strategic partnership. Those agreements span energy, infrastructure and other economic sectors, including a planned Algerian-Chadian power station near N'Djamena.
Security cooperation was a central theme, with the ministers discussing instability in the Sahel and efforts to combat terrorism and other cross-border risks.
Attaf said Chad and Algeria share common challenges in the Sahel-Saharan region, including development, security and stability, and argued that both peoples are working to unlock the region's potential for prosperity.
The visit comes as Algeria deepens contacts with military-led governments in the region after restoring relations with Niger and Mali. Observers view the outreach as part of Algiers' effort to regain influence in the Sahel, particularly as Chad and Niger share a border.
The former G5 Sahel bloc has effectively disappeared, while Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) and left ECOWAS, leaving Chad navigating between different regional camps. Mali's army leader, General Assimi Goita, is expected to visit Algeria in the coming weeks, following exchanges of visits between the two countries' prime ministers.
