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The French Language Learning Centres (FLLC) in Chad ??” one of the Franco-Chadian cooperation action ??” aim to eliminate French illiteracy for adults who have studied classic Arabic or others who have an insufficient French education. Since its creation in 1983 just after the civil war, FLLC has been a tool for providing the opportunity for the Chadian highly skilled employees to integrate into civil service of a nation which is still French-speaking despite the promulgation of classic Arabic as a co-official language. From 1990, FLLC has developed his network to the greatest cities in Chad with a greater opening of the institution to the Arabic-speaking public. This article highlights the FLLC’s history and functioning and how the geopolitical and sociolinguistic situation has an effect on the emergence and development of the didactic institute.