Marine Le Pen Travels to Chad for Meeting with President Mahamat Idriss Déby
The French far-right leader aims to bolster her presidential image during a discreet visit to the Déby family's stronghold in Amdjarass.
- Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right Rassemblement National, is visiting Chad from March 15 to 17 for a private meeting with President Mahamat Idriss Déby.
- The visit takes place in Amdjarass, a northeastern town that serves as the Déby family's base of power, during Déby's Ramadan retreat.
- This trip highlights Le Pen's efforts to project a presidential stature and distinguish her foreign policy stance from that of French President Emmanuel Macron.
- The visit comes as Chad distances itself from France, recently expelling French troops and strengthening ties with countries like Russia, Turkey, and the UAE.
- Le Pen's trip was not publicly announced and is seen as a strategic move to capitalize on shifting Franco-African relations and Macron's perceived failures in the region.