Paris needs Ndjamena s cooperation more than ever after the rupture of its ties with Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, The worsening regional crisis triggered by the war in Sudan and Chad s own national reconciliation process dominated the visit of President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno Kaka to Paris last month. After the crises in its relations with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, France sees Chad s current leader as its key security interlocutor in the region.