Guangzhou Hotel in N’Djamena, Chad. (Source: IE photo Praveen Swami)
It’s Saturday night, and the Piccolo, the most notorious nightclub in Chad’s capital, is packed with the flotsam dragged in by the tide of war: French military crew trying to get drunk enough to imagine they’re in the suburbs of Paris, Ukrainian mercenaries flying aircraft for the government, battle-fatigued diplomats, arms dealers, and upmarket sex workers who’ve made their way across the border from even poorer Cameroon.
The bouncers are busy keeping the mob away from from the reserved tables at the far end of the dance floor, for guests who show …read more
Source: The Indian Express
