Chad has an excellent crafts industry. Items include camel-hair carpets, all kinds of leatherware, embroidered cotton cloths, decorated calabashes, knives, weapons, pottery and brass animals.
Shopping hours Tues-Sat 0900-1200 and 1600-1930. Food shops open Sunday morning. The market in the capital is open from 0730 until dusk.
Currency Information:CurrencyCFA (
Communauté Financière Africaine) Franc (XAF) = 100 centimes. Notes are in denominations of XAF10,000, 5,000, 2,000, 1,000 and
500. Coins are in denominations of XAF250, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1.
Chad is part of the French Monetary Area. Only currency issued by the
Banque des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (Bank of Central African States) is valid; currency issued by the
Banque des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Bank of West African States) is not. The CFA Franc is tied to the Euro.
Currency ExchangeIt is advisable to bring US Dollars or Euros rather than Sterling into the country. CFA Francs can be difficult to exchange outside the French Monetary Area.
Credit/Debit Cards and ATMsDiners Club, MasterCard and Visa are accepted at two hotels in N’Djaména. It may not be possible to obtain cash advances at banks on credit cards.
Traveller's ChequesMay be exchanged at one or two banks in N’Djaména. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take traveller’s cheques in Euros.
Banking HoursMon-Sat 0700-1300, Fri 0700-1030.
Exchange Rate Indicators| Date | Apr 06 |
| £1.00 = | XAF969.87 |
| $1.00 = | XAF490.65 |
| €1.00= | XAF655.96 |
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