Airtel Tchad and ARCEP inspect network sites in N'Djamena
The operator's director general and the telecoms regulator's director general toured four sites after a formal notice of default.
The director general of Airtel Tchad, Brahim Nallar, and the director general of the ARCEP, Moussa Souleymane Chérif, visited several of the operator's mobile sites on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The sites are in Farcha, Djambal Bar, Sabangali and Moursal, all in Chad's capital area. The visit followed a formal notice of default issued by the regulator, which had found shortcomings in Airtel Tchad's passive and active network infrastructure.
Nallar said closer cooperation with the regulator would help the company direct its investments in line with the authorities' wishes, and said Airtel Tchad, present in Chad for more than 20 years, planned to keep investing heavily in information and communication technology. Chérif said the regulator was satisfied with progress on passive network components, ground equipment, towers, maintenance and a hybrid solar energy system, but said more work was needed on the active network and service quality.
Chérif said the ARCEP would continue its controls on a regular basis. The visit ended at the headquarters of Energy Vision, the technical partner on the operation.
Why it mattersAirtel Tchad's mobile customers are affected because the regulator has ordered the operator to improve active network infrastructure and service quality, and inspections will continue.