Rebels in Chad and shooting in N'Djamena
 

According news of today, rebels have entered the capital N'Djamena and the presidents residence is under siege. The streets are full of tanks and there is heavy fighting.

BBC NEWS | Africa | Q&A: Chad rebellion

In short, not a place to go right now and surely a place to avoid!!

Cheers,
Noel
exploreafrica.web-log.nl

UN Mandate today (4th Feb) should now allow the French troops in Chad to pile in on the government side. Over the weekend they could only help foreign nationals evacuate. With the size of the French force available (together with the mirage air cover), what was looking to be a drawn out tussle may end more quickly - for now at least.

Maybe, maybe not
 

Maybe, but the real problem is over the border in Darfur:-
BBC NEWS | Africa | France faces tough choices over Chad

- what was looking to be a drawn out tussle may end more quickly - i.e. the scrap over the presidential palace in the capital.

Dafur problems won't go away quickly. They're bound up in the 4 decade long Sudan civil war. The extent to which Dafur washes over into NDjamena is an issue though and for anyone wanting to travel there, this is a key thing - along with the stance taken by the lawless BET region.