Chad - Rabat Process

Partner country of the Rabat Process
Since 2006

National Focal Point
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, International Cooperation and the Diaspora

Population: 19 870 000 (data from 2024)

Relevant statistics (data from 2024):

Estimated number of migrants in Tchad: 1 270 000
Estimated number of asylum seekers in Tchad: 7 779
Estimated number of refugees and beneficiaries of international protection in Tchad: 1.3 million
Estimated number of Internally Displaced People in Tchad : 383 000
Estimated number of Chadians living abroad: 206 400

Partner country of the Rabat Process: Since 2006

National Focal Point: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African integration, International Cooperation, and the Diaspora.

Tchad’s legal and policy framework on migration:

Non-exhaustive list of key legislative and policy instruments:

2011: Decree No. 11-839/PR/PM/MAT/11 of August 2, 2011, establishing the National Commission for the Reception and Reintegration of Refugees and Returnees, and defining its organization and powers.
2013: Law No. 008/PR/2013 of May 10, 2013, on civil status in the Republic of Chad.
2020: Law No. 027/PR/2020 of December 31, 2020, on asylum in the Republic of Chad.
2020: Refugee Education Strategy 2030.
2023: Law No. 012/PT/2023 on the protection and assistance of internally displaced persons in the Republic of Chad.

Ratified international treaties:

1981: ratification of the 1969 African Union Convention Governing Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa.
1981: ratification of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
1999: ratification of the 1954 Convention on Statelessness and the 1961 Convention on the reduction of statelessness.
2009/2022: ratification of the 2000 Protocols on Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.
2022: ratification of the 1990 Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.
Tchad is also party to several international human rights instruments that complement the above-mentioned framework and apply to migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced persons.

Main ministries in charge of migration affairs:

National Commission for the Reception and Reintegration of Refugees and Returnees (CNARRR): implements international legal instruments and national laws relating to refugees and asylum seekers; provides protection and assistance to these persons; and facilitates the return and reintegration of returnees.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, International Cooperation, and the Diaspora: responsible for international cooperation on migration issues and ensuring the legal and social protection of Chadians living abroad, as well as combating irregular migration.
Ministry of Territorial Administration, Public Security, and Local Governance: provides the secretariat for the CNARR, while its Directorate of Political Affairs and Civil Status (DAPEC) issues civil status documents to beneficiaries of international protection.

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Last update : July 2025