This is written from the MSF compound in Abéché, whereto I’ve been partially evacuated. If you’re following the news, you know that things are a bit hairy here in Chad.
I’ve never been in a country while a coup d’etat is happening. This afternoon, while at the staff compound, our team hushes while listening carefully to BBC Africa.
Every place has something about it that makes it unique. It is the background that provides the relief against which all is made contrast, visible, and dynamic...