Chad

After having ceased bilateral cooperation with the Chadian government in 2008, Germany relaunched it in 2025. This cooperation dates back to 1970, when Germany first seconded development experts to Chad. GIZ has had an office in the capital N’Djamena since 1986.

Support despite challenges 

More than 75 per cent of Chad’s population lives in rural areas and works as subsistence farmers or nomadic pastoralists. Given the vastness of the country’s territory, basic services in all sectors are limited, and competition for access results in conflicts between ethnic groups.

The situation has been further aggravated since the outbreak of civil war in neighbouring Sudan – Chad has become the key destination for displaced people from Sudan, hosting more than 1.4 million refugees. Not only does this massive influx of refugees jeopardise the fragile societal equilibrium, it also intensifies competition for basic services.

The lack of services in rural areas is leading to a severe rural exodus, which is primarily driving young people to Chad’s major cities. These cities are seeing annual growth rates of 6.3 per cent. The high number of new arrivals is overwhelming the capacities of these urban centres – due to limited economic opportunities, integration is also inadequate.

Our areas of work in Chad

To address these challenges, GIZ supports the sustainable development of Chad in three focus areas:

• Sustainable infrastructure
• Social development
• Economy and employment

In cooperation with state agencies for energy, GIZ supports Chad’s goal to electrify the country’s urban centres and create new growth opportunities for its private sector.

To strengthen social cohesion, GIZ supports rural communities through capacity building measures to facilitate the implementation of Chad’s decentralisation reform. This aims to strengthen local authorities in the provision of basic services.

Through improved technical and vocational training, GIZ assists rural and urban population groups in harnessing their economic potential by strengthening the private sector and in contributing to the creation of jobs and increasing incomes for vulnerable households.