Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir affirmed on Friday, August 7, 2026, that Egyptian-Chadian relations represent a model of longstanding fraternal ties founded on shared political will and a mutual commitment to advancing bilateral cooperation to broader horizons in a manner that serves the common interests of both countries and their peoples.
Wazir made the remarks during his participation in the fourth session of the Egyptian-Chadian Joint Committee meetings held in N'Djamena, attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Acting Minister of Culture Abdel Aziz Konsowa, Head of the Civil Aviation Authority Sameh Fawzy, members of the House of Representatives Sherif El-Gebaly, Efat El-Sadat and Islam El-Talwany, as well as a large delegation of Egyptian business leaders.
The Chadian side was represented by Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Sabre Fadoul, along with a number of ministers. At the beginning of his speech, Wazir conveyed President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s greetings to Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, as well as to the government and people of Chad, stressing that Egypt places strengthening cooperation with African countries, particularly Chad, among its top priorities to promote economic integration and support development goals in the continent.
He noted that the world is witnessing rapid economic and geopolitical changes that have created new realities for trade flows and supply chains, making the establishment of logistics and development corridors, along with the strengthening of regional and international partnerships, a strategic priority for achieving sustainable development.
Wazir highlighted Egypt’s ongoing implementation of the Eighth International Development Logistics Corridor (Berenice–Aswan–Toshka–East Owainat–Al Kufra–N'Djamena), which extends to Douala, Cameroon, with a total length of nearly 4,300 kilometers. He said the corridor will be the first logistics route linking East and West Africa, representing a strategic transformation in continental trade by reducing freight transport time between Egypt and Chad from approximately three months to only one week.
He stressed that the project will contribute to increasing trade exchange, reducing transportation costs, enhancing export competitiveness, and supporting investment flows between the two countries. The minister explained that Egypt has already begun implementing the corridor through upgrading and expanding the Aswan–Berenice road, upgrading the Aswan–Toshka road, completing the development of the Toshka–East Owainat route, and continuing work on the East Owainat–Al Kufra road.
He added that the corridor is based on an integrated infrastructure system that includes Berenice seaport, logistics zones, dry ports, the Al Kufra land port, road networks, integration with the electric high-speed rail network, airports along the route, and Aswan River Port as part of the Victoria–Mediterranean (Vic-Med) project.
It will also connect with railway networks in Egypt and Sudan, enhancing the position of both countries as regional hubs for transport, logistics and trade. Wazir stressed that the Eighth Logistics Corridor will represent a major step toward advancing African economic integration, supporting landlocked countries, maximizing the utilization of natural resources, and developing industries based on agricultural and livestock resources, including food processing, dairy production, leather industries, gelatin, organic fertilizers, fish feed and other value-added sectors.