Chad - Reporters Without Borders prevented from visiting N'Djaména

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is dismayed that stalling by the Chadian authorities has prevented it from visiting N'Djaména. The head of RWB's Africa Desk was to have begun a six-day trip to Chad today to meet with Chadian media personnel, visit three imprisoned journalists – Eric Topona, Moussaye Avenir de la Tchiré and Jean Laokolé – and be received by several officials. But spurious grounds were found for not granting his visa request. “We just wanted to visit Chad with the best of intentions,” (...)

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