Chad, the fifth largest country in Africa, has experienced great difficulties politically, economically, and socially. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Chad briefly held international attention because of its warring with Libya. This situation underlines Chad's potential for drawing its neighbors—Libya, Sudan, Cameroon, and Nigeria in particular—a
The authors analyze and demythologize Chad's complex socioeconomic and political history as background for understanding its contemporary situation.
