The European Union increases its support for Chad

On 10 April 2017, the European Commission announced a new additional Euro 100 million fund for Chad.
In Neven Mimica's words, the Commissioner in charge of international cooperation and development, Chad is an important trade partner for the EU and these aids will support key sectors such as nutrition, food security and resilience, sustainable agriculture, democratic governance and promotion of the rule of law.

Chad is confronted with many challenges on both the humanitarian and development fronts. One of the poorest countries in the world, it has faced a two-pronged crisis since 2014: a budgetary crisis following the prolonged fall in oil prices and a security crisis caused by the manifold consequences of the repeated attacks by Boko Haram (Islamic State's West Africa Province (EIAO)), intensifying the country's fragility.