ISWAP’s enhanced operations and use of drone attacks represent a turning point for counter-terrorism in the region. The 24 ...

The Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing stabilisation, recovery and resilience in the region. This was contained in a 13-point key resolution communique ...

In September 2024, unprecedented rainfall led to catastrophic flooding in the Lake Chad region resulting in loss of lives and displacement of millions across the region. Home to 45 million people, the ...

Lake Chad’s waters covered 25,000 km2 (9,653 mi2), making it the sixth-largest lake in the world. Then, in the 1970s and ‘80s, as drought gripped the region, Lake Chad began to shrink.

UNODC’s Country Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Cheikh Touré, then took the floor to emphasize the importance of sustained ...

The region, comprising the four countries that surround Lake Chad -- Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria -- has been battling insurgency since 2009, after a spate of violent campaigns by the Boko ...

Announcement - The African Development Bank Group and the government of Chad have signed a $10.8 million grant agreement to promote stability and economic development in the Lake Chad Basin.

and value chains with subregional commercial potential in the Lake Chad region. The Chad Connectivity and Integration Project aims to pave 55 km of the Liwa-Rig Rig section and 12 km of access roads ...

Clashes between two factions of Boko Haram, Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), have escalated in the Lake Chad region ...

Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more than decade-long jihadist insurgency, according to local officials and ...