Chad: country joins oil club amid corruption, environment concerns

Chad, one of the world's poorest countries, is set to join the elite club of oil-producing nations Tuesday as black gold begins flowing into a pipeline towards a terminal in the Atlantic Ocean off Cameroon. The multi-billion dollar project, co-funded by the World Bank and a consortium of oil companies led by ExxonMobil, is expected to generate up to 250,000 barrels of oil a day when it reaches full operating capacity. But promises of riches for the landlocked desert country of eight million, where per capita income is well under a dollar a day, have met with scepticism among environmental and human rights groups, as well as opposition groups who fear that little of the newfound oil wealth will trickle down to the poor.