Egypt places premium on completing road-linking project with Chad: FM Abdelatty in N'Djamena - Foreign Affairs
This announcement was made during a meeting in the Chadian capital of N'Djamena, before the Egyptian top diplomat embarking on a tour of West African countries, which includes Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali, and Senegal.
A Foreign Ministry statement said Abdelatty praised the recent progress in Egyptian–Chadian relations, highlighting Egypt's full support for development projects in Chad, particularly in the areas of infrastructure, energy, education, health, agriculture, and capacity building.
The Egyptian foreign minister emphasized to Koulamallah that Cairo is keen on supporting Chad in constructing dams and rainwater harvesting wells.
Egypt's top diplomat also affirmed Egypt's commitment to assisting Chad in establishing a diplomatic studies institute to train Chadian cadres and expressed hope for the swift completion and inauguration of Alexandria University's branch in N'Djamena.
The statement added that the meeting between the foreign ministers included an exchange of views on key regional issues of mutual concern, foremost among them the situation in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa, and their implications for the continent's stability.
Connecting two nations
In February, the Ministry of Transport revealed details of the road project connecting Egypt to Chad via Libya.
The transport ministry stated that the road comprises three sectors, the first of which is currently under construction, extending from East Oweinat to the Kufra border crossing.
The second sector within Libyan territory spans 390 kilometres, while the third sector, from the Chadian border to Ibsha, passing through the city of Am Jiras, spans 930 kilometres.
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Arab Contractors Company and the Libyan government to initiate survey and environmental studies, as well as preliminary design works, for the road connecting the Kufra area in southeastern Libya, on the border with Egypt, and extending into Libyan territory up to the border with Chad.
The transport ministry added that the Arab Contractors Company also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chadian government to initiate survey and environmental studies, as well as the preliminary design for the third sector, from the Libyan-Chadian border to the city of Am Jiras.
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