Lake Chad Basin
Radio Ndarason listeners’ expectations of Lake Chad Basin Governor’s Forum
The 4th Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum – organised by the Lake Chad Basin Commission in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – will take place in N’Djamena, Chad, from tomorrow
Thousands of surrendered teenage fighters in need of urgent mental health support
At least 14,000 teenage fighters – most of them the children of the more than 80,000 surrendered penitent insurgents – are in urgent need of mental healthcare.
Exclusive Interview: Surrender while you can – new Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai warns remaining insurgents
“We will fight until there is not one insurgent left in northeastern Nigeria and the Lake Chad region – wherever you are, we will find you and destroy you.”
Scarcity of new naira notes taking a heavy toll on troops fighting on the frontline
Soldiers and other security operatives on the frontline fighting insurgents in forests and remote villages are in a financial pickle – they are struggling to swap their old notes for the redesigned ₦1,000, ₦500 and ₦200
Three children burnt and 300 tents destroyed in fire at Muna internally displaced persons’ camp
Three children were burnt and at least 300 tents were destroyed on Monday, February 6, when a fire broke out in Muna internally displaced persons’ camp.
Exclusive interview: Commander warns insurgents that the Multinational Joint Task Force will flush them out and destroy them
The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was established in 1994 to put an end to trans-border armed banditry around the area of Lake Chad Basin and facilitate free movement along Nigeria’s northeast border.
Business is booming at the popular Baga Fish Market in Maiduguri
Business is once again booming at the popular Baga Fish Market in Maiduguri, which was closed during the insurgency because of frequent attacks by extremists, and was allowed to reopen only seven months ago.
President checks on the safety of internally displaced persons in Diffa
The president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, has paid a two-day working visit to the Diffa region of the country to assess the security situation and to ensure the safe resettlement […]
Red pepper farmers and traders have gone from millionaires to paupers since the start of the insurgency
Red pepper farming and trading used to be a major source of income in regions of Lake Chad Basin – Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad – but the insurgency put […]
Time to calm the waters of Lake Chad and restore it to its former glory
Sustainable and equitable management of Lake Chad and other shared water resources, the preservation of ecosystems, the promotion of integration and the preservation of peace and transboundary security in the […]
