Heavy rain from last August's tropical storm Hilary contributes to the formation of a lake not seen in years at Bad Water Basin, Dec. 15, 2023, near Furnace Creek, Calif., Death Valley National Park.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has called for urgent and sustained efforts to address the shrinking Lake Chad Basin. He made the appeal ...

World Bank’s $600m for Lake Chad Basin projects . The World Bank has announced an additional $600 million (about N216 billion) for projects in the Lake Chad Basin region devastated by the Boko ...

Refugees displaced by Boko Haram rely on the the rapidly-evaporating Lake Chad. ... This could not be truer for those who live in the Chad river basin, which lies in the heart of west Africa.

The Lake Chad Basin lies in the Sahel, on the southern edge of the Sahara. The basin is enormous, covering 2.5 million square kilometers (965,255 square miles), or 8% of […] ...

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Droughts, flooding and a shrinking Lake Chad caused in part by climate change is fueling conflict and migration in the region and needs to be better addressed, a report ...

More flooding is expected in the coming weeks as the Chari River, Lake Chad’s main tributary, swells with rainwater. On Sept. 16, water levels in the Chari reached 6.6 meters (21.5 feet), 35% ...

Institute for Security Studies (ISS) research reveals four main reasons for ISWAP’s increased extortion. These are to finance its expansion in Nigeria, deal with the effects of military operations on ...

This year’s theme is: “Rebuilding the Lake Chad Basin: Consolidating Gains, Commitment to Peace, Cross-Border Cooperation, Security, and Sustainable Development for a Resilient Community.” ...