10 Facts About N'Djamena

N'Djamena was founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Emile Gentil on 29 May 1900, and named after Amedee-Francois Lamy, an army officer who had been killed in the Battle of Kousseri a few days earlier.

The intense rivalry between Goukouni and Habre caused the eruption of new clashes in the city in 1980; N'Djamena found itself divided into sectors controlled by the various warlords.

N'Djamena was eventually dislodged in a similar fashion in 1990 by a former general of his, Idriss Deby, as of 2016 the head of state of Chad.

N'Djamena is located at, on the confluence of the Chari and Logone rivers.

N'Djamena has a hot semi-arid climate with a short wet season and a lengthy dry season.

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The economy in N'Djamena is therefore almost totally reliant on good weather, making the economy struggle in years with low rainfall.

N'Djamena receives financial aid from the World Bank, as well as the African Development Bank.

N'Djamena has two universities: the University of N'Djamena with French as the language of instruction, built in 1971; and King Faisal University - Chad with Arabic as the language of instruction, built in 1991.

N'Djamena is the home of the National Assembly of Chad, along with many political organisations and parties, and every national ministry.

The Tripoli-Cape Town Highway passes through N'Djamena, making it a key Central African location in the Trans-African Highway network.