N'Djamena

American  

[uhn-jah-mey-nah] / ən dʒɑˈmeɪ nɑ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Chad, in the southwestern part.

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Ndjamena British  

/ əndʒɑːˈmeɪnə /

noun

1. Former name (until 1973): Fort Lamy.  the capital of Chad, in the southwest, at the confluence of the Shari and Logone Rivers: trading centre for livestock. Pop: 866 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

The Patriotic Movement for the Central African Republic signed the accord in the Chadian capital N'Djamena on Wednesday, presidential intelligence minister Henri Wanzet Linguissara told AFP late Thursday.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Some N’Djamena sources even accused Washington of backing Déby's main election challenger in May, former African Development Bank official Succès Masra.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024

"It's really a run against the clock because the people are really very much in need," she said by video link from N'Djamena.

From Reuters • Apr. 25, 2023

Embassy in N’Djamena posted a picture of Ambassador Alexander Laskaris kneeling on a bloodstained sidewalk, and the State Department urged “all parties to deescalate the situation and exercise restraint.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023

A contingent of soldiers crossed into Chad earlier this week and have been disarmed said Daoud Yaya Brahim, Chad’s defense minister at a press conference in the capital, N’Djamena, on Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2023