Chad: Aid Groups Press World Bank On Chad Oil Profits

International aid groups last Thursday called on the World Bank and other donors to suspend support for Chad if the government changes a law that ensures oil profits from a major oil pipeline benefit the poor, reports Reuters. In a statement, Oxfam America, Bank Information Center, Environmental Defense and Friends of the Earth France said Chad should explain its current liquidity crisis, which has prompted the planned change to the World Bank-backed revenue management law. They also called for an independent audit of the country's public finances, as well as steps to improve transparency and efficiency of the budget system.