Ndjamena, Chad

... to the end of probably one of the hardest stretches so far. Seven long days from 7am to 7pm from Niamey, Niger to Ndjamena, Chad. The route took us along the Nigerian border through remote villages and towns and then through the sahara desert into Chad, ...

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Update for today 4th Feb: 1 Ndjamena a. Gen sitn: * No more than is on internat news - rebels withdrawn/repulsed to outside town said to be re-grouping, further attacks expected in coming 24 hrs. Some talk of "other actors" from the east being en ...

When the descent had begun I thought we were having an emergency landing. A flat scorched landscape as far as the eyes can see. That was, and I think still remains, Chad.

... from a colleague on how the team here have been v occupied this last few days with trying to get the members of the Chad team who are in Ndjamena right now to safety. Very reminiscent of my time in Ethiopia in 1990/1 during "the change", but i didn't get ...