A 50-year-old West Africa regional bloc is facing significant challenges after three junta-led countries — Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso — formally left the group, known as ECOWAS.

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has applauded the successful hosting of the Fifth Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum in Maiduguri and commended the emergence of Governor Mai Mala ...

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

One of the most heart-warming stories in Nigeria last week was that seven governors, only three of them from Nigeria, met in Maiduguri to push forward with concerted efforts to salvage the Lake Chad ...

Lack of military coordination and tension among countries in Africa's Lake Chad region are hindering efforts to end a more ...

The Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hundreds of thousands of cranes flying from Scandinavia in search of ...

ABUJA, NIGERIA - Leaders in Africa’s conflict-hit Lake Chad region have promised to fight illegal gun and drug trafficking, ...

France officially ended its decades-long military presence in Chad, its last stronghold in the West African region. The shift ...

Speaking at the 5th Lake Chad Governors’ Forum in Maiduguri, AfDB President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina —represented by Dr. Yaro Balde, Director of AfDB’s Transition States Coordination Office—emphasized the ...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Thursday, January 30, 2025, said the number of people facing food insecurity ...

Regional leaders at the 5th Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum (LCBGF) have called for greater financial backing and strategic ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for a comprehensive approach to tackling the security challenges plaguing the Lake Chad Basin, emphasizing that only a combination of military strategy, ...