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Blocked in Chad

on 14 Jul 2008

Frontline blogger David Axe writes on the Danger Room blog about the joys of getting around Chad. Roadblocks equal a local road tax. He's got through $500 in just a month paying off the blockers. At least at one roadblock the 'guards' let him hold onto his wallet, I...more


Web 2.0 for warzones... not there yet

on 10 Jul 2008

Our man in Chad, David Axe, writes a great post summarizing the strengths and the weaknesses of using a Nokia N95 and live video broadcast software Qik to report from a war zone. It's not rocket science, if the mobile phone networks are flakey and/or you can't get to a...more


David Axe on Radio 5 Live

on 26 Jun 2008 | 1

Chris Vallance, presenter of BBC Radio 5 Live's Pods and Blogs show, interviews David Axe in Chad. You can hear the report here and you can follow David's trip on the border of Sudan on his Frontline blog. To listen direct click here - I think this link is good...more


More trouble in Chad

on 25 Jun 2008

Finbarr O'Reilly, Reuters snapper and World Press photo 2006 winner, is currently in Chad. He found himself in a spot of bother as he haretails it through the desert of the eastern part of the country. Harsh light and shifting shadows in the windblown desert of eastern Chad can...more


Trouble in Abeche

on 23 Jun 2008

Frontline blogger David Axe and photographer Anne Holmes think they're onto a story when they hear gunfire in the Chadian city Abeche. The story appears to have been little more than a misunderstanding that finds David in the wrong place at the wrong time, We’d seen plenty of shooting and...more


David Axe heading to Chad

on 13 Jun 2008

Frontline blogger David Axe is heading to Chad and Sudan tomorrow. He'll be blogging when he can. He'll also be the second Frontline blogger to experiment with the mobile phone live streaming video tool called Qik. Kyle is already a big fan, but David will see how (and if) the...more