Algeria continues its gestures of solidarity toward African nations in need. On Monday in N’Djamena, Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb, alongside Chad’s Prime Minister and head of government Allamaye Halina, presided over the groundbreaking ceremony for the Algeria-Chad solidarity power plant. The facility will have a production capacity of 40 megawatts, coming just days after the inauguration of a similar Algerian-Nigerien solidarity power plant of 40 megawatts in Gorou Banda, Niamey, Niger. Both projects are donations from Algeria to Chad and Niger respectively.
Algeria, which played a concrete role in Africa’s decolonization process, maintains its solidarity approach now focused on the economic and social development of formerly colonised African countries facing difficulties due to unequal international relations dominated by neocolonial practices of former occupying powers. The Sahel-Saharan region, a natural extension of Algeria, is particularly concerned, with regional and continental integration as a corollary. Notably, Algeria has allocated one billion dollars to its International Cooperation Agency for Solidarity and Development (AICA) to fund projects across Africa.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Sifi Ghrieb reaffirmed “Algeria’s full commitment to continue supporting the brotherly Republic of Chad in its development process through knowledge transfer, capacity building, and sharing of successful experiences accumulated by our national institutions in the fields of energy, mines, industry, and infrastructure.” Regarding the power plant project, Ghrieb stated that “it carries deep economic, social, and human dimensions, given its contribution to strengthening the energy capacities of the brotherly Republic of Chad and supporting its development efforts.” He emphasised that this project “embodies the unwavering political will of the leaders of both brotherly countries” and “translates on the ground the high directives of the President of the Republic and his brother, Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, President of the Republic of Chad, aimed at elevating Algeria-Chad relations to the level of a strong strategic partnership based on active solidarity, shared development, and mutual interests.”
The Prime Minister conveyed to Chadian authorities and the brotherly Chadian people the greetings of the President of the Republic, as well as his constant commitment to “promote the bonds of brotherhood uniting the two brotherly peoples and strengthen bilateral cooperation relations, in order to contribute to achieving common goals for building a more integrated and prosperous African space.” Decided by the President of the Republic, this project, Ghrieb stressed, “comes to concretise the first fruits of this new dynamic spurred by the official visit to Algeria in April 2026 by Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, as well as the outcomes of the important talks he held with his brother, the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, marked by the conclusion of ambitious agreements and cooperation programmes covering various vital sectors.”
On Monday in N’Djamena, Sifi Ghrieb was received by Chadian President Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno. Tasked by President Tebboune, the Prime Minister arrived earlier in the day in Chad for an official visit aimed at strengthening fraternal ties, cooperation, and partnership between the two countries.
