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Algeria Sends Its Foreign Minister to Chad as Sahel Partnership Moves from Signatures to Delivery

4 November 2026 · Algeria Now

Algeria's top diplomat travelled to Chad on Tuesday carrying a letter from President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in a visit that shows how Algiers is trying to turn a burst of bilateral agreements into projects on the ground in the Sahel.

Ahmed Attaf, Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs, was received in N'Djamena by Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, Chad's head of state, as the Algerian president's special envoy. The contents of the letter were not made public. The Foreign Ministry said the trip aimed to sustain the momentum of bilateral relations and to coordinate positions on regional and continental challenges.

What Attaf said

After the audience, Mr Attaf said the implementation of the 27 agreements reached between the two countries was "moving in the right direction". He recalled that the two presidents have met twice recently, the second time alongside a joint commission session that produced the package. He described relations as being in excellent health and said Algiers and N'Djamena are working in the same direction on security and development in the Sahel and Sahara. He also held talks with Chad's foreign minister, Ahmed Kogri, and the two sides agreed to assess their cooperation in depth and prepare forthcoming bilateral meetings.

From a state visit to power and fuel

Marshal Déby paid a state visit to Algiers in April, after which the two countries signed a large set of accords covering fields such as transport, health and agri-food. Counts reported at the time varied; 27 is the figure Mr Attaf gave this week. In May they signed an agreement for a 40-megawatt power plant in the Chadian capital, and a delegation from the national electricity and gas company, Sonelgaz, travelled to N'Djamena to prepare the launch.

The visit comes as Algeria stresses a deepening energy partnership with Niger, covering supplies of petroleum products and the transfer of hydrocarbons expertise. Together the two moves reflect a consistent Algerian approach to the Sahel: practical cooperation in energy and infrastructure, respect for each state's sovereignty, and a preference for political solutions over military ones.

Why it matters

Chad lies at a crossroads between Libya, Niger, Sudan and the Lake Chad basin, and its stability weighs on the whole region. Algeria has long argued that insecurity in the Sahel cannot be solved without development. Its historical reference point is the Algiers peace process for Mali, which it mediated in 2015.

What comes next will be measured in deliverables: progress on the power plant, on fuel and energy supplies, and on the other accords awaiting implementation. The agreed evaluation of cooperation and the preparation of further meetings point to a new round of contacts in the coming months.

Algeria Sends Its Foreign Minister to Chad as Sahel Partnership Moves from Signatures to Delivery

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