Lake Chad Basin
Widowed by Insecurity, Women Struggle to Remarry in Borno State, North-East Nigeria.
Barriers hinder women from remarrying. Data on Nigeria report more than 10,000 women widowed since Boko Haram conflict in 2009. During the insurgency, hundreds of young men from Borno state were arrested, abducted, or forced to join the insurgents.
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 […]
No water, no food, no life, says Lake Chad farmer
Lake Chad used to be one of the largest water bodies in the world but the lake has shrunk by 90% in the past decade mainly because of climate change […]
UNESCO’s BIOPALT project: Creating jobs, promoting peace and reviving biodiversity in the Lake Chad Basin
Despite enormous challenges, a project initiated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) – within the framework of the Biosphere and Heritage of Lake Chad (BIOPALT) – […]
‘Many insurgents’ killed in attack on Gwoza
Brief – “Many insurgents” were killed in an attack by suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa (ISWAP) on Gwoza town in Borno State on Thursday, January 6. A […]
Governors’ Forum: Strong commitments made to eradicate armed extremist groups
Stabilisation, peacebuilding and sustainable development were among the key issues under discussion at the Third Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum, which opened on Monday in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Eight governors and […]
Hundreds of ex-combatants returned to Nigeria from Cameroon
More than 850 former fighters of the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’way Wa’l-Jihād (JAS), commonly referred to as Boko Haram, returned from northern Cameroon to Nigeria on Saturday, September 18. The […]
Convention signed to help stabilise lives of people in the Lake Chad Basin
In an effort to bring stability to the Lake Chad region, a 2-billion FCFA agreement was signed on September 6 between the Lake Chad Region Recovery and Development Project (PROLAC) […]
Roadmap for the G5 Desert to Power initiative gets the green light
Energy ministers of the G5 Sahel countries have validated a regional roadmap for the “Desert to Power” initiative. In a videoconference held on September 2, the energy ministers of Burkina […]
Lake Chad Basin gets back to business again
After more than a decade of insecurity caused by extremist attacks, businesses in the Lake Chad Basin have started to revive as peace is slowly being restored in northeast Nigeria. […]
The mother of all questions
“Immunisation is just an attempt to stop us from giving birth.” So said a resident of Mafoni in Maiduguri in Borno State. She said immunisation was a modern concept and […]
