President Idriss Deby Itno was elected for a two-year term at the helm of the Pan-African instrument during the last African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He succeeded His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya.

To follow through with his continental mission, Prof. Eddy Maloka, came to N’Djamena to welcome the new APR Forum Chairperson and seek guidance. Also present during the discussions were the Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, Mr. Jean-Bernard Padaré; the Director of the Civil Cabinet of the Head of State, Mr. Issa Ali Taher; and the APRM Chad Focal Point, Hon. Khayar Oumar Deffalah.

Established as a voluntary self-assessment instrument of governance within African Union Member States, the APRM was launched in 2003 by five AU Member States. Currently, 37 AU Member States form part of the Mechanism. The Republic of Chad officially joined the APRM on 26 January 2013.