Gamba, Chad


Gamba or Ganba is a small town in the Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Region of southwestern Chad. It is located approximately north of Pala, to the southwest of Fianga, about south of the border with Cameroon. Elephant poaching in the area is a problem and of the worst massacres took place in 14-15 March 2013 when 89 elephants, including 33 pregnant females and 15 calves, were slaughtered by poachers near the town.