One evening in May 2025, in the Lake Chad Basin, near the Cameroonian border, 33-year-old Malami*, a low-ranking Nigerian soldier, dozed off behind a makeshift shelter after a day of patrolling around ...

Addis Ababa - Morocco called on Monday before the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) to integrate environmental considerations into national security and counterterrorism strategies in ...

More displacement in the Lake Chad Basin is caused by climate disasters than by conflict, but the two are increasingly ...

Stabilizing a region ravaged by conflict is no easy feat, particularly when that region remains a hotspot for violent acts perpetrated by extremist groups. Despite this reality, a different story is ...

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has reaffirmed the country’s commitment to regional cooperation. This is as Nigeria’s Ambassador Ibrahim Babani was ...

Reactive counter-terrorism posture risks entrenching armed groups in a new corridor linking northwest to southwest Nigeria.

Violence continues to endanger civilians and prompt displacement across the Lake Chad Basin region, comprising Cameroon’s Far North Region, Chad’s Lac Region, Niger’s Diffa Region, and northeastern ...

Fatima, a fisherwoman on Lake Chad, sets out at dawn not just to make a living from the shrinking waters, but to pay a “tax”. Before casting her net, she must hand over part of her meagre earnings to ...

The communities around Lake Chad have always lived by its water rhythms. Now, as climate change impacts intensify, they must find new ways to adapt. The Lake Chad Basin lies in the Sahel, on the ...

Reactive counter-terrorism posture risks entrenching armed groups in a new corridor linking northwest to southwest Nigeria.

Reactive counter-terrorism posture risks entrenching armed groups in a new corridor linking northwest to southwest Nigeria. Mass killings, abductions and roadside bombs in recent weeks point to a ...