The first Chadian oil pipeline opens

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

The first Chadian oil pipeline was opened by Chad President Idriss Deby on 10 October. Thus the small West African republic of Chad joined the group of oil-producing African nations. The opening of this pipeline raised hopes for many of the country's impoverished population. The US$3.7 billion oil pipeline project was viewed with concern by some international observers who feared that, in the absence of reform and of transparent governance, wealth generated from it might not reach the impoverished.

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02BBC. (2004). "Key dates", BBC Focus on Africa, 15(1), p. 6.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The first Chadian oil pipeline opens. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013549

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