Lake Chad used to be one of the biggest lakes in the world, but its volume has been reduced to a tenth of what it was in the 1960s. The way this lake has dried up has become a symbol of climate ...

Remote and poorly resourced outposts are soft targets for attacks, and a weak point in regional counter-terrorism efforts.

He said Lake Chad’s surface area has reduced by 90 percent from 25,000 square kilometers in 1960, but the population depending on the lake for their livelihoods has increased from 3.5 million to ...

An MNJTF operation thwarted a Boko Haram/ISWAP attack on Lake Chad Military base, killing a key Boko Haram commander ...

Troops of the Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Cameroon have arrested a suspected weapons and ammunition trafficker near Makary, a border community close to Lake Chad, officials said on ...

The Lake Chad Basin (LCB) region has long grappled with violence, insecurity, and human rights violations, but efforts are intensifying to bring stability and foster development.

Seven soldiers were killed in Chad by an explosive device during a patrol near Lake Chad. Chadian authorities suspect Boko Haram extremists from Nigeria to be behind the attack.

The Lake Chad drainage basin depends on monsoon rains to replenish its water, and this rainfall has dropped dramatically since the early 1960s. According to Coe, the outlook for Lake Chad is ...

Lake Chad, which lies on the boarders of the African nations of Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria, supports a vast ecosystem of waterfowl, crocodiles, fish, shore birds, and grazing animals. The ...

UN Agency tries to draw attention and more water to Lake Chad. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has teamed up with the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) for World Food Day to raise ...

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Droughts, flooding and a shrinking Lake Chad caused in part by climate change is fueling conflict and migration in the region and needs to be better addressed, a report ...

The Lake Chad region straddles the borders of Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria. The area has been attacked repeatedly by the Boko Haram militant group, and the region is under a state of emergency.