Chad is one of the poorest countries in the world, according to the Human Development Index. The Sahelian country is facing serious economic, security, climate and political challenges.

Minister of Finance Tahir Hamid Nguilin: "The most difficult thing is behind us" The long-term objective is to go more towards industry, towards agro-pastoral, silvo- Pastoral processing, towards mining to counterbalance the weight that oil has in our economy, he says.