Chadian Youth 2026: Autopsy of a Confiscated Future
Image: Taher Hamid Nguilin, Minister of Finance, Budget, Economy, Planning and International Cooperation of Chad, and Chadian Youth at the Dari Festival.BY: JOE LE MUTANT – CHARILOGONE EDITORIAL TEAM
DIAGNOSIS AND PERSPECTIVES FOR SOLUTIONS
Contrary to appearances, in Chad the economy is collapsing, despite the misleading figures of supposed growth presented by our super Minister of Finance and Economy.
There is no longer any production, no creation of wealth, no creation of jobs for young people.Public finances are weighed down by the payment of civil servant salaries and those of the military—the true unproductive members of our society.
Chadian soldiers are not capable of producing the food they consume daily. They have lived off the population from independence to this day.
No program for cereal self‑production has been planned to make the military more autonomous and less burdensome on the budget. It is not potable water that Chad lacks, nor arable land from North to South. What a paradox.
The degradation of morals among Chadian youth has reached an unprecedented peak. Just take a look at social media to see what is posted every single day.
Curiously, neither religious leaders (Christian or Muslim) can do anything against the moral decline and the destruction of the family.
Morals also include large‑scale corruption and theft at will. A striking example is the spectacular disappearance of Mr. Charfadine Béguéra, director of the mining company SONAMIC, who vanished with the company’s funds without even being subject to an international arrest warrant.
To cover up the secrets of systematic looting and theft of taxpayers’ money, natural resources, and more, we see in almost every ministry of the Chadian government—including NGOs—the facilitated recruitment of foreign mercenaries of all specialties, while Chad has thousands of graduates from renowned universities around the world who are unemployed or recruited by countries that understand the value of intellectuals.
Not to mention the affair of the drug containers coming from Colombia via the port of Dakar (Senegal) that ended up in the hands of individuals close to the Marshal President—an affair handled by Interpol itself.
Political and social actors no longer reflect on the problems plaguing our society.
Political governance no longer concerns itself with the public interest but builds its existence on personal enrichment. No one seeks to promote the progress of Chadian society. And, ironically, no one is considered qualified to provide answers to these problems—except Wakit Tamma, the civic action organization excluded from all major and genuine debates about our country.
Political parties and unions are out of the game.
Yet our country expects a profound transformation aligned with the demands of the 21st century.
The youth want:
Employment
The ability to build a family and raise children
A Chad connected to Africa and the rest of the world
Freedom of movement
The abolition of repressive and backward laws imposed by the MPS regime, which has held the country back for 36 years.
These are simple, normal, and legitimate demands, because by 2030, Chadians aged 25 to 30 will make up 80% of the population.
MINISTER TAHER NGUILIN HAS NOT ANTICIPATED THESE PROBLEMS, NOR THEIR SOLUTIONS.
Korotoro prison will also be overflowing by 2030; we should already think about expanding it.
There will be more “20 October 2022” events.
Shooting at protesters, as our security forces know how to do, will not be the solution either.
This is the cold diagnosis of the situation—if not the autopsy—of the problem facing Chadian youth. Who can say worse?
BY: JOE LE MUTANT – CHARILOGONE EDITORIAL TEAM
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