Archive for August, 2008
EUFOR in the Chadian Theatre
4 Comments Published August 12th, 2008 in News, Africa, Analysis, Darfur, ChadEUFOR on patrol in Farchana
When the sun comes up in eastern Chad, the dawn of a new day brings with it a host of daunting challenges. Soon the temperatures will rise to 50 degrees Celsius. A patch of shade will be the only mercy one can find in these parts, and the quest for resources […]
Notes on the Darfur Refugee Crisis
2 Comments Published August 9th, 2008 in News, Africa, Darfur, ChadCamp Iridimi, Eastern Chad
I spent a month wandering around eastern Chad, along the border with Sudan, where some 250,000 Darfuris fled a genocidal conflict to settle in massive refugee camps tended to by the UNHCR and a complex sub-network of international and local aid agencies. It has been more than four years now since the […]