President Museveni is in the Chadian Capital N'Djamena on a two-day official visit during which he will also attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Idris Déby,to his fifth term in office set for today.
According to state house, before settling in, President Museveni who arrived in Chad last evening accompanied by Chads Minister for Petroleum, Mines and Energy, Hon. Djérassem Le Bémadjiel was flown by chopper to visit Chads Djarmaya Oil Refinery for a tour of the facilities.
He is in company of Uganda’s engineers; Irene Batebe the Principal Petroleum Engineer in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Petroleum Directorate) and Refinery Engineer Benjamin Ariho.
Chad became an oil-producing nation in 2003 with the completion of a $4bn (£2.6bn) pipeline linking its oilfields to terminals on the Atlantic coast.
He will be joined by Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria at the swearing in ceremony of President Idris Déby.
Déby has been president since 1990 when he took power in a coup. He won a fifth term in office after winning 62% of the vote in elections that were held in April 2016.
He has avoided a second-round vote, with his nearest rival, Saleh Kebzabo, taking 13% of votes cast in an election the opposition said lacked credibility.;
