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AI regulation in Chad: laws & policy (2026)

AI in Chad: proposed.

Chad has no dedicated AI legislation or formal AI guidelines in force. In April 2026, the government installed a 34-member reform committee with a 45-day mandate to draft a modernised digital legal framework explicitly covering AI, cybersecurity, data protection, and cloud computing, signalling that AI regulation is at the pre-legislative drafting stage. Existing digital law rests on a 2014 electronic-communications statute (amended October 2025) and sector-specific decrees, none of which address AI directly.

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Legal framework

No dedicated AI law exists; AI governance is being addressed through a broader digital legal reform process led by the Ministry of Telecommunications, Digital Economy, and Digitalization of Administration (ARCEP as sectoral regulator)

Key points: artificial intelligence in Chad

  1. 2026 Digital Law Reform Committee

    On 27 April 2026, Minister Haliki Choua Mahamat officially installed a 34-member committee in N'Djamena tasked with proposing modernised, directly applicable digital laws within 45 days. AI governance is explicitly within its scope alongside blockchain, cloud, and cybersecurity.

    techafricanews.com wearetech.africa

  2. No existing AI-specific legislation

    The minister confirmed that current texts have become obsolete and do not effectively address AI challenges such as deepfakes, disinformation, or AI-enabled fraud. No standalone AI law, executive order, or formal AI principles have been enacted to date.

    digitalbusiness.africa

  3. 2014 Telecom Law amended October 2025

    The National Assembly ratified an ordinance in October 2025 modifying the 2014 law on electronic communications and postal activities to promote competition, improve coverage, and strengthen digital sovereignty, but it does not address AI specifically.

    ecofinagency.com

  4. Sectoral data/security decree (Starlink, Sept 2025)

    A September 2025 decree imposed strict user-registration, data-protection, and national-security rules on Starlink satellite services, enforced via ARCEP. This is the closest current instrument to digital-governance regulation but is narrowly scoped to satellite internet, not AI.

    techafricanews.com

  5. Tchad Connexion 2030, AI as development lever

    Chad's national digital transformation plan 'Tchad Connexion 2030' identifies AI and agritech as opportunities for youth employment and innovation, but the plan is a strategic roadmap, not a regulatory instrument. Chad ranks 189th/193 on the 2024 UN E-Government Development Index.

    ecofinagency.com

  6. African Union Continental AI Strategy (July 2024)

    As an AU member state, Chad is covered by the AU Continental AI Strategy endorsed in July 2024, which calls on member states to develop national AI strategies by 2025-2026. Chad has not yet published a standalone national AI strategy aligned with this mandate.

    au.int au.int

Sources

  1. techafricanews.com/2026/04/29/chad-forms-committee-to-overhaul-digital-telecom-and-posta
  2. wearetech.africa/en/fils-uk/news/tech/chad-moves-to-modernize-digital-laws-amid-techno
  3. digitalbusiness.africa/tchad-le-gouvernement-accelere-la-refonte-du-cadre-juridique-du-numer
  4. ecofinagency.com/news-digital/2412-51644-chad-strengthens-legal-framework-for-electron
  5. techafricanews.com/2025/09/02/chad-tightens-oversight-of-starlink-with-new-decree-on-nat
  6. ecofinagency.com/news-digital/0212-51035-chad-accelerates-digital-cooperation-to-suppo
  7. au.int/en/pressreleases/20240617/african-ministers-adopt-landmark-continenta
  8. au.int/sites/default/files/documents/44004-doc-EN-_Continental_AI_Strategy_J

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