Madar (N'Djamena) - Chad's Minister of Social Action, Solidarity and Humanitarian Affairs, Zara Mahamat Issa, on Saturday, 14 November 2026 launched the dispatch of food supplies for free distribution in targeted provinces, at a ceremony at the National Food Security Office (ONASA), the news site Tchadinfos reported.
According to the report, the operation covers 5,900 tonnes of cereals - rice, maize and sorghum - from ONASA stocks, to be sent to fourteen provinces from Ennedi to Mayo-Kebbi Est, including Tibesti and Chari-Baguirmi. The food is expected to support nearly 59,000 households.
A further 3,000 tonnes of food donated by the United Arab Emirates will be transported separately and will cover in particular Lac province, bringing the number of beneficiary provinces to fifteen, the site said.
"In several of our provinces, insufficient rainfall, crop losses and precariousness have weakened many families. The State has a duty to stand by them," the minister said.
She called for strict management of the aid: "This food belongs to vulnerable people. Every bag must reach its destination and be handed to a properly identified household."
The operation is carried out with the support of the National Fund for Solidarity and Support to Vulnerable People (FNSS) and ONASA, as part of the authorities' efforts to strengthen food assistance to food-insecure households, the same source said.
