Chad and Nigeria are strengthening bilateral cooperation in telecommunications, digital transformation and artificial intelligence following high-level discussions held in N’Djamena on September 16, 2026. The talks were led by Chad’s Minister of Telecommunications, Digital Economy and Digitalisation, Haliki Choua Mahamat, and Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani. Experts from both countries also participated in the discussions, which examined potential areas of collaboration involving digital infrastructure and emerging technologies. Among the key issues discussed were regional fibre-optic connectivity under the BRIDGE project, the digitalisation of government services, artificial...