By Fatimé Mahamat Youssouf
N’DJAMENA — Under the shade of a neem tree in the bustling Diguel district of Chad’s capital, 24-year-old startup founder Abakar Oumar tinkers with the latest version of his...
By Abdelkerim Moussa Brahim
N’DJAMENA, CHAD — In the heart of N’Djamena’s Chagoua neighborhood, the buzz of motorbikes blends with the click of keyboards. A team of young Chadian developers, seated in a modest...
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. There are no glass windows or digital whiteboards—but the energy inside is electric. For these students, many of whom are the first in their families to attend school, learning to read and write is more than education; it’s liberation.
“Before, we had no school here,” says Mahamat Youssouf, a local farmer and parent. “Now my daughter can read signs, help with the market, and even teach her younger brother the alphabet.”
Over the past five years, grassroots efforts...
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...
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...
By Oumar Abdelkerim Hassan
ABÉCHÉ, CHAD — In the heart of the Sahel, where dry winds once swept across vast stretches of barren land, green shoots now pierce the sand, signaling quiet but...
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 Fatimé Mahamat Ngarayo
BITKINE, CHAD — As twilight descends over the central Chadian town of Bitkine, a warm glow spills from a solar-powered streetlamp, illuminating a bustling corner where children kick a...
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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