Chad is inviting investors and donors to Abu Dhabi as the West African nation seeks financing for a $30 billion plan to develop trade corridors, critical-minerals mines and agricultural projects.

While sesame, gum arabic, and cotton are Chad's primary agricultural exports, rice is the primary staple crop and key to its food security.

The $16 million loan will finance the third phase of the integrated rice project. The program targets modernizing irrigated rice farming in southern Chad. Rice output rose 55% in 2024, but imports ...

Nigerian financial group Finmal Finance presented plans to Chad authorities to establish the country's first Islamic bank. The initiative aims to diversify Chad's banking sector and expand financial ...