CHAPTER 8Ousmar Djalali had invited his son-in-law to join him in one of his commercial travels in the neighboring villages to the South of their home town. The purpose was to travel about 50 kilometers in the savannah that covers the southern part of Chad. They had about a hundred head of cattle, in general young animals born in the breeding areas of the Centre of the country, bordering the Sahel, and sell them to farmers in grassland areas most suitable for the fattening of the beasts. Five villagers with experience in the herding of cattle accompanied them as well as several pack animals, carrying tents and supplies. Ousmar explained to Cristian that the purpose of including him in the group was that, as well as training in military arts by the conflicting ethnic and political situation
