AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAfrican Water Forum in N’Djamena: Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby opened the forum calling water a crisis of “unprecedented scale,” saying 400+ million Africans lack safe drinking water and pushing for action on governance, funding, and regional cooperation. Education reform: UNESCO’s UIL and partners backed national assessments under PRET to modernize Chad’s literacy and non-formal basic education, aiming to expand learning for youth and adults left out of formal schooling. Visa-free travel: Déby announced Chad will abolish entry visas for all Africans from Jan. 1, 2027, making Chad the eighth country to join the visa-free push. Diplomacy: Moldova and Chad formally established diplomatic relations, pledging cooperation across political, social, economic, cultural, and innovation fields. Russia ties: Chad’s foreign minister met Russia’s Sergey Lavrov, with both highlighting growing cooperation and a visa-free step for diplomatic and service passport holders. CEMAC banking dispute: Cameroon’s CDEC challenged a CEMAC regulation expanding COBAC oversight, saying it’s already before the CEMAC Court.
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