Hello
everyone!
Chad is a
beautiful country to visit. But because I didn’t heard of the country before we
started our journey around the world, I wanted to learn something more about
the political background of Chad.
So I went
to a local bookstore to buy a little interesting book which gave me the
information I searched for. Chad is
situated in Central Africa. The country has a severe political system, which is
something typical for a lot of African countries. Chad has a president, Idriss
Déby, so we can say Chad is a presidential republic. He has all the power: he
dominates the political system but has also the power to choose the prime
minister. The president is head of state and head of government. Idriss Déby is
already president of Chad since 1990. Every president is voted for a five-year
term. Déby won the elections in 2011 again, so before 2016 there will be no
other president.
Every year
the people of Chad celebrate independence day on the 11th of August.
Unfortunately we can’t experience this day.
We noticed
while our visit in N’Djamena, the capital of Chad, that there’s a lot of
corruption here. Sometimes I didn’t feel very safe while walking through the
streets and certainly not in the evening. This is not so surprising if you know
that Chad is called one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Our travel
agency warned us to watch out for louche people because there are a lot of
kidnappings and incidents of terrorism in Chad. So it’s better to avoid wearing
jewellery in public or carrying valuable things.
We wanted
to take no risks so we registered us with the British High Commission in
Cameroon as there’s no British Embassy in Chad. While we were exploring the
capital, someone came to us and gave us the advice to avoid eastern Chad. In
eastern Chad there’s a lot of rebel activity. That’s why we stayed especially
in the capital.
Although
you maybe gather that it’s better to avoid a trip to Chad, the country is still
a visit worth, like you can read in the blogs of Roselinde and Julie.
It was a
long day, so I better go to sleep now. Read my next blog for more news about
our trip.
Sweet
dreams!
With love
Melisa
Melisa
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