I have always marvelled at the lack of awareness by many in this country on the strategic importance of Lake Chad and what it means for the livelihood and sustenance to millions of our countrymen.

A fifth country - the Central African Republic - joined them to form the Lake Chad Basin Commission. Fishermen's livelihoods are under threat Plans are under way to build a dam and 60 miles (97km) of ...

ALL stakeholders of the Lake Chad Basin must redouble efforts to ensure that this strategic internal water body is saved from the verge of extinction where it currently precariously perches.

The Lake Chad basin in west and central Africa covers 8% of the African continent and is home to 42 million people whose livelihoods revolve around pastoralism, fishing and farming, according to ...

He reassured Nigerians that the Armed Forces, in collaboration with other security agencies, are developing new strategies ...

The Lake Chad Basin (LCB) region has undeniably been ... and a growing momentum toward durable solution towards rebuilding both lives and livelihoods of the affected communities.

Lake Chad sits at the end point of this drainage ... This rapid and drastic change, and the impact on livelihoods, raised alarms. The Sahelian droughts of the ‘70s and ‘80s were among the ...

Lake Chad, the primary source of water in the region ... Poverty , absence of basic services like education and healthcare, and loss of livelihoods push young men to join Boko Haram.