In Chad's far-flung east, a "dire need" for water blights lives and fuels deadly violence over access to wells in an impoverished and sweltering desert region.
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Faisa Ismail holds a water hose in the courtyard of their home in Abeche, on July 13, 2026. [AFP]
In Chad's far-flung east, a "dire need" for water blights lives and fuels deadly violence over access to wells in an impoverished and sweltering desert region.
Women in colourful veils carrying jerrycans of water back from the well are a common sight along reddish dirt tracks in the blazing sun.
Even in the country's second biggest city, Abeche, the taps often run dry.
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