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| February 9, 2009 |
Yesterday, being Sunday we stayed in Koukou. I did emails, read a book, went to the market where I sat under a tree and drank tea (they use LOTS of sugar here) and then I just wandered around. There were many camels and hundreds of donkeys. Goats were being sold and slaughtered. Yet another place was cooking hunks of meat for people to buy. The place was buzzing. You can buy vegetables and all sorts of things in tiny quantities-compared to the US.
I also saw trucks full of Chadian Army troops. I hear there are 7 right now in Koukou. I also hear they are recruiting in the IDP camps, Habile, 1,2,3 and 4- in an effort to build up their ranks for the anticipated Chadian rebel attack on the capital, NdJamena. The rebels are now on the other side of the border, not far from here. They would pass through here, hopefully not stopping for long. We shall see.