Publication

In the gold mining areas of Tibesti in northern Chad, friction is rising among the state, gold miners and the local ethnic Teda population. This publication examines this development and its implications for stability in the region. It contends that to help repair relations between the Teda and the government and avoid another confrontation, the government should lift what has become in effect a blockade of the village of Miski, dial back its rhetoric and enter talks with the self-defense group and the population. Chad’s international partners should encourage such steps.