The human rights lawyer talks about democracy, oil money, and Chad’s struggle to gain independence.
From: Africa... States of Independence
Chad’s long road to independence
Decades after it gained its freedom from France, some say Chad is being subjected to a new form of colonialism.
12 Nov 2010
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