The Nigerian military conducted airstrikes on November 6 against Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) camps near southern Lake Chad, killing a substantial number of militants. According to inte ...

Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 attackers dead in the west of the country, the Chadian army said. The attack in the Lake Chad ...

Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country's west, Chad's army said. The attack in the Lake Chad ...

The Chad government on Wednesday vowed to "obliterate" Boko Haram capabilities, following a deadly weekend attack by the jihadists on a military garrison. The jihadists killed around 40 people and ...

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The Lake Chad region has been repeatedly attacked by insurgencies including by Islamic State in West Africa and Boko Haram, which erupted in northeast Nigeria in 2009 and spread to the west of Chad.

With over 30 million people in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions requiring immediate assistance, Guterres called for sustained humanitarian support and investment in long-term solutions, urging an ...

the WHO Country Representative in Nigeria made this known shortly after a roadshow as part of the year’s commemoration of the World Polio Day in Maiduguri, Borno State. WHO added that despite the ...

Around 40 soldiers Chad were killed in an overnight attack on a military base in the Lac ("Lake") border region with Nigeria ... Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP), which ...

The Lake Chad basin is bordered by Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria - all of which are part of a Multinational Joint Task Force that seeks to stamp out the armed groups operating in the region.

Frequent attacks - In a vast expanse of water and swamps, the Lake Chad region's countless islets serve as hideouts for jihadist groups, such as Boko Haram and its offshoot Islamic State in West ...