Catholic Relief and Development in N’Djamena

Abstract

In spite of the courage of its people, the combined effects of war and drought have transformed Chad into one of the poorest countries on earth. The war has raged since 1965: interior struggles have arisen due to the imbalance resulting from Chad's great ethnic and religious diversity. People from the Sahara, the Sahel and the Sudan make up the country's five million inhabitants. Chad's domestic strife is fed by foreign exploitation that stirs up tensions and thrives on the fragility of the country...