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Rethinking the Southern Condition in Chad: From Memory to Action
By: Benny Gassi – Charilogone Editorial TeamThe question of the situation of the South in Chad frequently resurfaces in public debate, often viewed through the lens of the past: conflicts, marginalization, and power imbalances. These realities are undeniable; they have marked generations and shaped both individual and collective trajectories. Yet today, a new perspective is necessary. For while memory enlightens, it must not imprison. The challenge no longer lies solely in understanding what history has made us endure, but in determining what we choose to make of it.
It is time to change the way we look at the southern condition in Chad.
For a long time, it has been interpreted through the prism of history: conflicts, marginalization, power disparities. These realities exist. They are known. They have shaped generations. But they can no longer be our only horizon.
Because a condition that is endured but never transformed becomes a prison.
The real question today is no longer just what history has done to us. It is also—and above all—what we choose to do with it.
Rethinking the southern condition means refusing to remain trapped in a posture of perpetual complaint. It means recognizing that, despite constraints, there are margins for action—and that these margins must be invested in.
Investing in the local economy. Structuring our initiatives. Valuing our skills. Building strong networks. Strengthening our solidarities. Organizing our influence.
Power is not requested. It is built.
Too often, our internal divisions weaken our collective capacity. Too often, our elites move forward in scattered ranks. Too often, our potential—especially that of the diaspora—remains underutilized.
This must change.
We must shift from a logic of fragmentation to a logic of cohesion. From a culture of reaction to a culture of strategy. From a memory of the past to a vision for the future.
Because no sustainable development will come from the outside if we do not organize ourselves from within.
Southern Chad is not merely a space waiting for something to happen. It is a space of possibilities. A space where new economic, social, and intellectual dynamics can emerge. A space capable of carrying weight—if it is structured.
But this requires responsibility.
Individual and collective.
Each of us must ask a simple question: What am I building? What value am I adding? What concrete contribution am I making to the future of my community?
This is not about forgetting the past. It is about no longer being its prisoner.
The southern condition must no longer be defined solely by what it has endured, but by what it decides to become.
The future is not demanded.
It is built.
The future of southern Chad cannot be decreed; it must be constructed. It depends on a collective will for transformation and on the ability to rise above inherited wounds to open new horizons. Memory should serve as a reference point, not a boundary. What matters now is the development of a shared vision—ambitious, coherent, and carried with conviction. For a people who choose to act become masters of their own destiny.
By: Benny Gassi – Charilogone Editorial Team
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