N'Djamena

American

[uhn-jah-mey-nah] / ən dʒɑˈmeɪ nɑ /

noun

a city in and the capital of Chad, in the southwestern part.

Ndjamena British

/ əndʒɑːˈmeɪnə /

noun

Former name (until 1973): Fort Lamy. the capital of Chad, in the southwest, at the confluence of the Shari and Logone Rivers: trading centre for livestock. Pop: 866 000 (2005 est)

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Chad has been ruled for more than three decades by the same family -- late president Idriss Deby and now his son Mahamat -- and is frequently rocked by rebel offensives, which sometimes reach the capital, N'Djamena.

From Barron's

The government of Chad has insisted the situation in capitol N'Djamena is stable after gunshots were heard near the presidential palace.

From BBC

He was also linked to the Russia House cultural centre in the capital, N'Djamena, which recently unveiled a new headquarters at a ceremony attended by Russian government officials.

From BBC

Covering approximately 100 km each day, Barry pedalled through Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and Niger before stalling in N'Djamena, the Chadian capital, shaken from his planned route by an ongoing conflict in Sudan.

From Reuters

"As the rainy season approaches, we urgently need to relocate new arrivals to the nearest refugee camps," he said in a statement issued in N'Djamena.

From Reuters

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