Brendan Schwartz, Valery Nodem, AlterNet. December 2, 2009. The discovery of oil in Chad was supposed to allieviate poverty and human suffering, but it's only enriched Western Oil companies and the local dictators.
Shane Bauer, E Magazine. March 12, 2007. As refugees from Darfur pour into Chad, the fragile ecosystem buckles beneath the extra load, raising tension and desperation.