By Saleyne Mahamat Djarma
MANDJAFAR, CHAD — In the quiet village of Mandjafar, tucked along the dusty plains of southern Chad, a group of children gathers each morning beneath a simple straw-roofed structure....
Thierry Vircoulon, Université Paris Cité - Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On the same day, the...
By Achta Ngarmbatina Koumtog
N’DJAMENA, CHAD — As the morning sun climbs over the city’s low skyline, 35-year-old entrepreneur Delphine Ngarlemdana opens the doors to her tailoring workshop in N’Djamena’s Walia district. Inside, the rhythmic hum of sewing machines is accompanied by bursts of laughter from the women she employs—many of whom, just a few years ago, had never imagined themselves earning an income of their own.
“Starting this business wasn’t easy,” Delphine says, straightening a rack of brightly patterned dresses. “But I knew women in Chad had ideas, skills, and ambition—we just needed the chance to show it.”
Across Chad, women like Delphine are no longer waiting for change. They...
Thierry Vircoulon, Université Paris Cité - Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country...
Thierry Vircoulon, Université Paris Cité - Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye announced on 31 December 2024 that all foreign military bases in his country would close by 2025. On...
By Djimet Issa Mahamat
BOLOM, CHAD — In the shimmering early light, pirogues glide quietly across the placid surface of Lake Chad. For the first time in decades, the water stretches wider, reflecting not just the sky, but a growing sense of optimism in surrounding villages. Fishermen haul in nets with renewed hope. Women draw cleaner water. Birds—once strangers—have returned.
After years of despair over...
Richard Atimniraye Nyelade, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Fatima, a fisherwoman on Lake Chad, sets out at dawn not just to make a living from the shrinking waters, but to pay a “tax”. Before casting...
Richard Atimniraye Nyelade, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Fatima, a fisherwoman on Lake Chad, sets out at dawn not just to make a living from the shrinking waters, but to pay a “tax”. Before casting...
By Achta Ngarmbatina Koumtog
N’DJAMENA, CHAD — As the morning sun climbs over the city’s low skyline, 35-year-old entrepreneur Delphine Ngarlemdana opens the doors to her tailoring workshop in N’Djamena’s Walia district. Inside,...
Richard Atimniraye Nyelade, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Fatima, a fisherwoman on Lake Chad, sets out at dawn not just to...
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