PM Orbán’s only son, Captain Orbán serves in an African country

Hungary has a military mission in Chad, many believe that is how PM Orbán tries to strengthen his relationship with President Macron, who he counts on in the European Union (and Chad is France’s last remaining ‘fortress’ in the Sahel region). Captain Gáspár Orbán, the prime minister’s only son, is a member of the Hungarian military mission in Chad. But nobody knows what exactly he is doing there.

Szabolcs Panyi, a Hungarian journalist, has been working to discover the reasons why Gáspár Orbán is in the North-African country. According to his Facebook post, after they asked questions concerning the issue and showed some photos of Captain Orbán to Hungarian diplomats, the Hungarian defence minister shared in an interview given to a Hungarian government-close news outlet that PM Orbán’s son has been serving in his cabinet preparing the Hungarian military’s Chad mission.

Later, a photo appeared on Index, showing Gáspár Orbán taking part in negotiations in Chad. In THIS  Telex article, you may check out some more shots. Direkt36 (the news outlet Mr Panyi works for) might share more details about the issue later. But the big question leftist media outlets are asking now: what exactly does Captain Orbán do in Chad?

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Here are some photos of Gáspár Orbán in Chad:

Behind the pillar:

Gáspár Orbán as a soldier:

Hungary Helps agency opens first African representative office

The Hungary Helps agency opened its first staffed representative office in Africa two weeks ago, in N’Djamena, the capital city of Chad, state secretary for the aid of persecuted Christians and the Hungary Helps Program said.

Tristan Azbej told a conference dubbed Synergy between the EU and the Sub-Sahara region organised by the Sustainable Development Knowledge Centre that Hungarians owe solidarity and responsibility for Africa and its people. The Hungarian government recognised the significance of the continent ten years ago and launched its policy of opening to the south, he added.

Commenting on the Hungary Helps programme, he said Hungarian donations had been sent to more than 50 countries, 18 of which were in the Sub-Sahara region. Diplomatic presence is currently being increased in the region because Hungary wants to catch up on delays in the opening to the south scheme. As against two Hungarian diplomatic representative offices in the Sub-Sahara region in 2010, there are currently seven, he added.

Azbej announced at the event that the Hungary Helps Agency was inviting applications for Hungarian civil organisations to support their humanitarian and development activities in Africa.

Commenting on the war conflicts in the Sahel, he said if the region “fails and falls into chaos”, some 100 million refugees might set off, causing migratory pressure in Europe.

Concering the tasks of the new representative office in N’Djamena, he said Hungary follows the principle that the help offered is based on direct personal relations, and the office will seek to assess the demands of the people that need help.