The rise and fall of a wondrous village
ارتفاع وانخفاض للقرية العجيبة “A jagal amin ragarewal ha Dourbali, minnani hubaru diyam worti ha Cilcilce… The last time we went to Dourbaly, we heard the news that ground water in Cilcile…
September 24, 2025
How name giving signifies crossing (cultural) barriers
In a national context marked by tensions between herders and farmers, the village of Kole in Southern Chad, is an exception. Located in an agro-pastoral area, this village demonstrates that it…
September 19, 2025
Between trenches and pastures: silent conflict in the heart of the Logone Valley
The sun is not yet high in the sky, but the heat is already beginning to be felt in the Logone Valley where the…
August 29, 2025
When the land shrinks: the story of a floodplain that divides and unites
In the floodplains of Koundoul, south of the capital N’Djamena, the fertile soil feeds people, but it also…
August 28, 2025
Seeking justice in southern Chad
In the canton of Mango in southern Chad a major crisis has developed around transhumance corridors, highlighting…
August 26, 2025
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Religious stereotypes mask a deep-rooted land problem in Chad
The late morning sun baked the red earth of Beinamar. With his forehead beaded with sweat, Jonas stood at the edge of his field. What he saw took his breath away: millet stalks torn up, a…
August 26, 2025
Flooding drives transhumant herders away in Mandjafa
On Saturday January 25, 2025, the sun is already high in the sky, and it is exactly one o’clock in the afternoon. The heat is intense in Mandjafa. The village awakens to its peaceful daily…
August 14, 2025
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Local authorities’ intervention in managing conflicts between herders and farmers: the case of Bodo
During my trip to the Kouh-Est department, Bodo, located in southern Chad, the people I spoke to explained that the local community is facing cattle theft, conflicts between farmers and…
August 14, 2025
“I am Kilang, and I come from Beinamar”
I am usually not defining myself in terms of my family, my ethnic group, nor my religion. I prefer to define myself simply as Chadian, an identity that I feel brings people together. I was…
August 14, 2025