Lasting in late August 2026, an uprising rocked Niamey. Niger state television broadcast testimony from an officer who claimed that Chadian special forces and French soldiers were ready to support the rebellion. On October 13, just eleven days before the alleged attack, Chad and France signed a declaration of security cooperation at the Elysee Palace, canceling the expulsion of French forces in November 2024. About twenty French soldiers have been training in Chadian units since the summer of 2026. For Niamey, who sees Paris as the architect of her destabilization, the Franco-Chadian rapprochement reinforces her belief that N'Djamena has become a platform for hostile action. Chad faces crises of her own. In the northern Tibasti region, the army conducted air operations against the Miski Self-Defense Committee, a local militia protecting a gold mining area. On October 14, an attack on a mining brigade killed two officers and wounded nine. The tensions consist of Chad's involvement in the Sudanese war. A UN fact-finding mission reported in September 2026 that a transnational network used Chadian territory as a transit route to supply the Rapid Support Forces with weapons, often routed through the United Arab Emirates. The report did not conclude that the state of Chad organized the support, and NDjamena reaffirmed its “strict neutrality. ".

Lasting in late August 2026, an uprising rocked Niamey. Niger state television broadcast testimony from an officer who claimed that Chadian special forces and French soldiers were ready to support the rebellion. On October 13, just eleven days before the alleged attack, Chad and France signed a declaration of security cooperation at the Elysee Palace, canceling the expulsion of French forces in November 2024. About twenty French soldiers have been training in Chadian units since the summer of 2026. For Niamey, who sees Paris as the architect of her destabilization, the Franco-Chadian rapprochement reinforces her belief that N'Djamena has become a platform for hostile action. Chad faces crises of her own. In the northern Tibasti region, the army conducted air operations against the Miski Self-Defense Committee, a local militia protecting a gold mining area. On October 14, an attack on a mining brigade killed two officers and wounded nine. The tensions consist of Chad's involvement in the Sudanese war. A UN fact-finding mission reported in September 2026 that a transnational network used Chadian territory as a transit route to supply the Rapid Support Forces with weapons, often routed through the United Arab Emirates. The report did not conclude that the state of Chad organized the support, and NDjamena reaffirmed its “strict neutrality. ".