Lake Chad Basin
UNHAS shutdown fligths operations in Nigeria’s Northeast over lack of funding
Funding Shortages Forced UN to Shut Down Air Services in Nigeria’s Northeast. The shutdown will severely compromise the humanitarian response in Nigeria’s northeast, where millions are already suffering from hunger, displacement, and insecurity.
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 […]
Exclusive Interview with Major General Ibrahim Yusuf
“We are going to put up a more robust strategy to counter the Boko Haram narratives and in fact to project our own narrative”
Woman Held by Boko Haram for More than Three Years
Refusal to cooperate with the insurgents worsened her situation
