EU Relations with Chad

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Traditional Gaoui house near N'Djamena ©EUTraditional Gaoui house near N'Djamena ©EU

EU-Chad relations are based on the Cotonou Agreement. Currently the EU is also closely following the political dialogue between the Chad government and opposition political parties (Interchadian political agreement of August 2007 pdf - 1015 KB [1015 KB] français (fr) ).

EU priorities for Chad

Encouraging economic growth and reducing poverty – through greater national security, democratisation, good governance and sound management of public services and resources.

Development assistance

The EU is one of Chad's few donors, providing €311m in 2008-13 through the European Development Fund. How this money should be spent is outlined in the EU's Chad country strategy paper and accompanying Chad national indicative programme , but the focus is on 2 main areas:

• good governance in justice, public finances, democratic processes and institutions, decentralisation and, more generally, local governance.
• sustainable development, by improving infrastructure and boosting the agricultural sector.

Humanitarian assistance

Chad is very vulnerable to food crises, and the EU – through ECHO – has been the leading partner helping the government mitigate the risks and find sustainable solutions, especially since 2003 in the country's eastern and Sahel regions.

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