The missions originated in 1911 when
founding father, William C. Haas, went to central Africa. They now operate
in eleven African countries and
have worked in Chad since
1925. Mark and Diane Vanderkooi and Paul Weber & Kathryn Arnold describe their life in Chad. Palmview is a school for children of missionaries in Chad. Based in Cleveland, Ohio. [KF] http://www.bmm.org/
In English, French, Portuguese. Full text (110 pages in PDF) Pub. 2003. Covers Nigeria, Gabon, Angola, Congo-Brazzaville,
Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Cameroon. Professor Karl is from the Dept. of
Political Science, Stanford University. Site based in Baltimore, Maryland.
[KF] http://www.crs.org/get_involved/advocacy/policy_and_strategic_issues/oil_report_one.cfm
In French. The Centre, in N'Djamena, supports an arboretum/science park,
a documentation service which is a legal depository for technical and scientific
publications,
and other services.[KF] http://www.tit.td/cnar/
"...an online magazine and resource center ...to investigate and analyze
corporate activity. We are committed to exposing corporate greed by documenting
the social, political, economic and environmental impacts of these transnational
giants." Use their keyword search to locate,
for ex., information on the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline. Based in San Francisco,
CA. http://www.corpwatch.org/
Extensive site, includes facts sheets (includes their HIV/AIDS prevention
program), slides, photographs of Chad and Cameroon.Has their Quarterly Reports
(in Adobe pdf), the Environmental Management Plan (in 6 vols.) which is part
of a 20-volume set of environmental assessment and environmental management
planning documents. [KF] http://www2.exxonmobil.com/Chad/Chad_HomePage.asp
Three page article opposed to the pipeline. "Not only will the project
harm fragile rainforests in Cameroon, but may worsen an alreay-precarious
human rights situation in Chad. FOE are based in Washington, D.C. http://www.foe.org/international/worldbank/chadcameroon.html
In French. Online publication of the opposition party, Le
Front National du Tchad Renové. The FNTR "publie un bulletin
mensuel d'information billingue (arabe-français) dénommé "ALWIHDA" qui
est distribué gratuitement grâce au soutien de ses membres.
Il intervient auprès de pays pour aider les exilés et réfugiés
politiques tchadiens à régulariser leurs situations." Has
national and international news, interviews, press releases, tourism information,
FNTR and Front Uni pour
la Démocratie et la Paix - FUDP documents and information pages,
and copies of the agreements creating FUDP and
the CMPA Coordination des
Mouvements Armés et Partis politiques de l'opposition. Web site
based in France. [CA] http://www.alwihdainfo.com/
Has flags of FROLINAT, Volcan Army, FAN, Mubi Front, etc. Maintained by
Jaume Olle, from Spain, who writes "On most of the States and territories
whose flag appears in these pages, and that no longer exist, I possess information
in Spanish. Regrettably I can not translate it, but I will transmit it to
who request it in spanish." http://www.readysoft.es/flags/tchad.htm
In French. Current news. Portal on Chad. National anthem audio file, recipes, the Constitution, listing of government officials, the opposition, investment information, tourist information, arts and culture, music (including audio clips), sports, announcements, classifieds, humor, job seekers, photographs, etc. Site of the Groupe Ialtchad Presse. Based in Montreal, Canada. [KF] http://www.ialtchad.com/
Founded 1989 at the Univ. of Durham (UK). One of its most useful features
is a keyword
searchable News Database which retrieves articles from the BBC
Summary of World Broadcasts, West Africa, Keesings, and other sources.
One can also do keyword searches of messages posted to their email
discussion list, Int-Boundaries. Has "Summary of National Maritime
Claims" (Jan. 1996) which includes African countries, the tables of
contents for their Boundary & Security
Bulletin (1993- ) and links to related net resources. [KF] http://www-ibru.dur.ac.uk
Chad: Back Towards War? / Tchad: vers le retour de la guerre?
(In French. June 2006. 42 pages). Use the Search box to locate other articles. ICG is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, based in Brussels, Belgium. http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4148&l=1
Good information on the state of the internet and telecommunications in
Chad, organizations, costs, etc. http://www2.sn.apc.org/africa/countdet.CFM?countries__ISO_Code=TD
The Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) at the University of Maryland, College Park has produced reports on A System and Implementation Schedule for Simplifying Business Registrations in Chad. Describes work carried out under the contract to provide technical assistance toward simplifying GOC business registration proceduresand and follow-up recommendations to USAID/Chad. Based at the University of Maryland, Department of Economics. [KF] http://www.iris.umd.edu/
A detailed list of the contents of the Rene Lemarchand Collection on Burundi, Chad,
Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire, at the University of Florida Africana Library. The
Chad material dates from 1911 to 1990. Prepared by Dan Reboussin. http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/lemarcha.htm
Published 1990. Full text of the book. Geography, society, economy, politics, history (to 1982), environment, population, languages, ethnic groups, social structure, religion, education, health, foreign relations, armed forces, civil conflict, bibliography. [KF] http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/tdtoc.html
In French. Has the full text of its Bulletin, a list of their
publications, an email directory of members, links to related sites. Based
in Nanterre, France. http://www.uni-bayreuth.de/afrikanistik/mega-tchad/
Its newsletter,Pipeline,
provides news on oil production issues in African oil producing countries
(Nigeria, Chad, Cameroun, Angola, etc.). See also Oilwatch International.
http://www.antenna.nl/aseed/oilwatch/index.htm
In Spanish. Founded in 1996, established to link communities threatened
by oil activities in a Southern Hemisphere network of resistance." Reports
on Angola, Cameroon, s, Congo, Equatorial Guinea. See also
OilWatch Europe. http://www.igc.apc.org/ecuanex/oilwatch/
In French. "un mouvement politique tchadien
présidé par Mika Lelita Yondoloum, qui a pour mission de rassembler
toutes les forces vives du Tchad autour des valeurs communes qui
unissent tous les Tchadiens et d'amener à la réconciliation nationale en
favorisant la concertation et le dialogue entre les divers partis
politiques, mouvements patriotiques et groupes politico-militaires de
l'opposition democratique, restaurer et ancrer la démocratie, intaurer
un état de droit, mettre en place un gouvernement respectueux des droits
et libertés, ramener la paix et la sécurité et mettre en oeuvre une
politique de développement économique et social pour prospérer au
présent et investir dans l'avenir. Son programme PEEP Paix, Education,
Emploi et Prospérité vise à apporter des solutions pratiques aux
problèmes des populations tchadiennes. Avec un forum de démocratie
participative et de réconciliation nationale. Chad Liberal Party wants
to bring back peace, democraty and prosperity. Based in N'Djamena
Chad." http://parti-liberal-du-tchad.blogspot.com/
PINR is "an independent organization that utilizes open source intelligence to provide conflict analysis services in the context of international relations." Reports on Africa include "Rebel Attack Threatens Deby's Government in Chad. " Based in Chicago, Ilinois. http://www.pinr.com/
In French and English. Company, based in Ndjamane, Chad, involved in "Import-
Export / Construction - Agriculture et Partenariats au Tchad." Among
its exports is gum arabic. "Chad is the second World largest producer
of Gum Arabic." It plans to be at the June 24-27, 2003 : Africa Business
Summit, Washington DC [KF] http://www.geocities.com/siapt2000
In French. Chad history, culture, tourism, geography, press/media. Carries communiques from L’Action du Tchad pour l’Unité et le Socialisme, ACTUS. http://www.tchadforum.com/
An evangelical, non-denominational, international mission whose purpose
is to establish reproducing churches. Has a page on missionaries
in Chad. TEAM is based in Wheaton, Illinois. http://www.teamworld.org/
A visa/passport expediting service for U.S. citizens. One can print out
a visa application form in Acrobat or Common Ground format. Uses the CIA
World Factbook information though did not have the latest edition. Provides
useful information on history, foreign relations including U.S. relations
though sources are not given. http://www.traveldocs.com/td/index.htm
United Nations Development Programme. Millennium Development Goals
Report - Chad
The reports include
a Jan. 2002 report, in French, on Chad.
18 p. http://www.undp.org/mdg/countryreports.html
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-c/chad.html
Has a map, information on geography, people, government, economy, transportation,
communication, defense. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cd.html
Thomas, U.S. Legislative Information, is a great resource. Keyword
search access to the full text of the U.S. CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD(similar to parliamentary proceedings or debates)
and to Congressional legislation. Scroll down half way to locate the Congressional
Record Text: Congress: 105th (1997-98) - 104th (1995-96) - 103rd (1993-94). http://thomas.loc.gov/
U.S. C.I.A maps, embassies, travel, language information. Created by Julie
Sisskind, now maintained by Ali Dinar. UPenn's vast African studies web site
now has a keyword
search engine.
Chad Page: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Chad.html
Search Page: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/Search/AS-search.html
In French. Mensuel d'informations politiques. Political news, political
commentary, a readers' poll. From the Mouvement pour la Democratie et le
developpement, MDD. Is opposed to the present Chad government. Based in Reims,
France. http://www.mdd-tchad.com/
"The project, which is expected to cost $3.7 billion, will develop
the oil fields at Doba in southern Chad and construct a 1,070 km pipeline
to offshore oil-loading facilities on Cameroon's Atlantic coast. The sponsors
are ExxonMobil of the U.S. (the operator, with 40 percent of the private
equity), Petronas of Malaysia (35 percent), and Chevron of the U.S. (25 percent).
Depending on world oil prices, the project could yield up to $2 billion in
revenues for Chad and $500 million for Cameroon over the 25-year production
period." Has a slide show, many documents. http://www.worldbank.org/afr/ccproj/
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