the Chari
River, near the confluence with the Logone
River, it directly faces the Cameroonian town of Kousséri, to which the city is
connected by a bridge. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 arrondissements. It is a
regional market for livestock, salt, dates, and grains. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the chief industries,
and the city continues to serve as the centre of economic activity in Chad,
despite the country's violent civil conflicts
