Chad: Nervous Residents Flee Capital As Election Day Looms
As election officials report that everything is in place for Wednesday’s presidential poll, fears of more rebel attacks are sending residents of the Chad capital N’djamena over the river into neighbouring Cameroon. “We are going to put ourselves into a safe haven for now. The war could restart at any moment,” said a French citizen and N’djamena resident waiting in the line at the Ngueli Bridge that links N’djamena’s suburbs to Cameroon. Full Story