Stop Genocide NowGabriel, Katie-Jay, Joshua and Jeremiah are still N’djamena. Fighting has broken out in the capital, it looks like a revolution is happening. Some humanitarian staff have been evacuated, and we’re waiting for more news. UNHCR vehicles were stolen and the capital is under attack. Amidst all the chaos, our team is still uploading video and journals. Check in here for latest news from the ground.
LATEST UPDATE (2/7/08): our team reaches LA safely!
The US Embassy has told me that they cannot come and get us, so we have to wait it out here. The sounds and feel of fighting is louder and closer. The walls and windows here shake, and we can feel the explosions. OK, fighting is right at the gate of the hotel. We’re all […]
Fighting has broken out in Chad’s capital, N’Djamena. We can hear and feel the explosions, since the Presidential Palace is very near. I came out to the lobby to see what was happening this morning because we were getting phone calls with people talking in French or asking for someone that was not in our […]
Greetings from the N’Djamena, Chad – the capital, and at the moment one of the many hotspots of instability in Chad. First things first, our team is safe. We get regular updates from the General Manager and the French have a regular presence on the grounds, including a few great views of the city from […]
Hello from N’Djamena: We made it safely out of Eastern Chad, right before violence and instability broke out; we could have been stuck there, since the road we last traveled was closed down the very next day. Our friends in the camps are not as lucky, with aid staff being relocated and services being stopped; […]