Ndolenodji Alixe Naïmbaye

Ndolenodji Alixe Naïmbaye
Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Geology
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 May 2024
PresidentMahamat Idriss Déby
Prime MinisterAllamaye Halina
Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy
In office
27 October 2023 – 23 May 2024
PresidentMahamat Idriss Déby
Prime MinisterSaleh Kebzabo
Succès Masra
Preceded byDjerassem Le Bemadjiel
Succeeded byPatalet Kanabe Marcelin
Minister of Land Affairs, Housing Development and Urban Planning for the Transitional Military Council
In office
9 July 2022 – 2022
PresidentMahamat Idriss Déby
Prime MinisterAllamaye Halina
Personal details
PartyAction for the Republic, Development and Democracy (ARD) party
ParentMbaïlaou Naïmbaye Lossimian (father)
Alma materPolytechnic University of Hauts-de-France
Cergy-Pontoise University

Ndolenodji Alixe Naïmbaye is a Chadian politician. She is national president of the Action for the Republic, Development and Democracy (ARD) party and Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Geology in the Government of Chad. She has previously served as Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy; Minister of Land Affairs, Housing Development and Urban Planning; Secretary of State for Finance and Budget and as Minister of Post, ICT and Telecommunications.

Biography

Naïmbaye was born in Chad and is the daughter of former minister Mbaïlaou Naïmbaye Lossimian [fr].[1] She studied at the Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France and Cergy-Pontoise University, both in France.[2] She is trilingual.[2]

Before entering politics, Naïmbaye worked as Director General of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, Mines and Crafts (CCIAMA) of Chad.[2] She was also National Secretary for Communication of the Association of Women Business Leaders and Traders and the Founding President of the Association for the Promotion of Commercial Information and Communication in Chad (APIC).[2]

On 18 June 2018, Naïmbaye was appointed as Minister of Posts, New Technologies, Information and Communications.[3][4] She was replaced in January 2019 by interim minister Oumar Yaya Hissein, following a "conflict of interest".[3] It was speculated in the Africa Yearbook that she was dismissed due to firing individuals from the Ministry who were related to Hinda Déby Itno, then First Lady of Chad.[5] She returned to the government in 2020 as Secretary of State for Finance and Budget.[6]

On 12 October 2020, Naïmbaye was elected as national president of the Action for the Republic, Development and Democracy (ARD) political party.[4][7] Her election was unsuccessfully contested by Abdoulaye Mbodou Mbami.[8]

In the Transitional Military Council, which ruled Chad from 2021 to 2022 following the death of President Idriss Déby, Naïmbaye served as Minister of Land Affairs, Housing Development and Urban Planning from 9 July 2022.[4][6][9] She was succeeded by Mahamat Assileck Halata [fr].

In 2023, Naïmbaye was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ADETIC).[6]

On 27 October 2023, Naïmbaye was appointed as Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy by President Mahamat Idriss Déby, succeeding Djerassem Le Bemadjiel [fr].[10][11][12][13] Naïmbaye officially took office on 30 October 2023.[14] While Naïmbaye was in post, Chad hosted the Central Africa Business Energy Forum (CABEF) in November 2023.[15] Naïmbaye visited Beijing, China, to strengthen bilateral relations between Chad and China,[16] visited Niger to discuss laying oil pipelines between Niger, Chad and Cameroon,[17] and conducted a field visit to the oil and gas facilities of the Perenco company in Douala, Cameroon.[18]

On 27 May 2024, Naïmbaye was appointed as Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Geology.[19] In May 2025, she led a high-level delegation to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[20] In March 2025, she announced the resumption of activities at the Belanga oil site.[21] In July 2025, she met with Burkinabe Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries Yacouba Zabré Gouba and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) "to enhance cooperation in the fields of mining and geology" between the nations.[22] In October 2025, she announced a crackdown on illegal mining activities in the northern Chad.[23][24] In November 2025, she held talks with Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali,[25] and participated in the Combined General Assembly of the Cameroon Oil Transportation Company (COTCO).[26][27]

References

  1. ^ "Tchad: le président Déby nomme le premier gouvernement de la nouvelle République". RFI (in French). 8 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "République du TCHAD - Ministère des Finances et du Budget - SALEH BOURMA ALI, Secrétaire d'État aux Finances et au Budget". finances.gouv.td. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Chad: Telecom minister dismissed amid conflicts with acquaintances of the president's family". Ecofin Agency. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Politique : Ndolenodji Alixe Naïmbaye, l'une des figures politiques influentes au Tchad". Hamama (in French). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  5. ^ Africa Yearbook Volume 16: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2019. BRILL. 25 September 2020. p. 232. ISBN 978-90-04-43001-3.
  6. ^ a b c "Ndolenodji Alixe Naimbaye nommé nouveau Président-directeur général de l'ADETIC". Tchad Vision (in French). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  7. ^ Ali, Golmem. "Tchad : Ndolenodji Naïmbaye Alixe élue présidente nationale du parti ARD". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  8. ^ Mahamat, Malick. "Tchad : Abdoulaye Mbodou Mbami conteste l'élection de Naïmbaye Alixe à la tête de l'ARD". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  9. ^ Lawane, Georges. "N'Djamena : la ministre des Affaires foncières supervise les travaux préventifs face à la crue". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Tchad: les dessous du limogeage du ministre des Hydrocarbures et de l'Énergie". RFI (in French). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Tchad : Ndolenodji Alixe Naïmbaye prend les rênes du ministère des hydrocarbures et de l'énergie". Journal Le Pays | Tchad (in French). 27 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  12. ^ "The Dismissal of Chad's Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy". weafrica24.com. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Minister's head rolls over failure of N'Djamena emergency electricity supply plan". Africa Intelligence. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Tchad : La nouvelle ministre des hydrocarbures officiellement installée dans ses fonctions". Tribune Echos (in French). 31 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Chad's capital N'Djamena hosting Central Africa Business Energy Forum Nov.8-10". The North Africa Post. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  16. ^ Kum, Peter. "Tchad : La ministre du Pétrole, Ndolenodji Alixé Naïmbaye, en mission à Pékin explore de nouvelles opportunités d'investissement". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Arrivée à Niamey de la ministre Tchadienne du Pétrole, des Mines et de la Géologie : Les deux pays affichent leur volonté de relancer le projet pipeline Niger-Tchad-Cameroun – Le Sahel" (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  18. ^ Kum, Peter. "Tchad : La Ministre du Pétrole en visite technique chez Perenco au Cameroun". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  19. ^ Lansford, Tom (18 April 2025). Political Handbook of the World 2024-2025. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-0719-3186-8.
  20. ^ "Tchad – Pétrole : Vers une nouvelle convention de vente de brut à la raffinerie de Djermaya". TraceInfos (in French). 21 May 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  21. ^ Kum, Peter. "Tchad : Relance de la production pétrolière à Belanga, un nouvel élan pour l'économie nationale". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  22. ^ Anyango, Anita (29 July 2025). "Burkina Faso, Chad forge strategic mining partnership". Mining Business Africa. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  23. ^ "Tchad/Tibesti: Ndolenodji Alixe Naimbaye veut restaurer" (in French). 11 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  24. ^ "Tchad/Tibesti: Ndolenodji Alixe Naimbaye veut restaurer l'autorité de l'État face à l'or illégal". Afro Sync Press Agency (in French). 11 October 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  25. ^ "Morocco, Chad Pledge to Boost Energy, Mining Cooperation". Le7tv.ma. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  26. ^ Kum, Peter. "Tchad-Cameroun : Le Tchad participe à l'assemblée générale de COTCO". Alwihda Info - Actualités TCHAD, Afrique, International (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  27. ^ "La Ministre Ndolenodji Alixe participe à l’AG Mixte de COTCO à Douala". Tribune Echos (in French). 2 August 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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