| 单词 | Lake Chad |
| 例句 | And he said that climate change was causing terrorism in parts of the world, specifically mentioning the effects of global warming in lower water levels at Lake Chad in West Africa. Macron calls on Israel to stop killing Gaza's women and babies 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Not all of those surface monitoring stations are operational because of issues including threats by extremist groups that limit access for maintenance in areas such as Lake Chad. As Africa opens a climate summit, poor weather forecasting keeps the continent underprepared 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z Around the same time, a fixed capital was established at Njimi, east of Lake Chad. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Ewi said the Lake Chad Basin — which borders Chad, Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon — was the extremist group’s biggest area of operation and areas in the Sahel were now “ungovernable.” UN: Africa’s Sahel desperately needs help to fight violent extremism and stop its spread 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z In 2022, it claimed the highest number of attacks since its formation, and it controls strategically important territory around Lake Chad. Nigeria election 2023: Has Buhari tackled Boko Haram threat? 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z A breakaway faction of the group, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province, has risen to prominence, dominating the Lake Chad region where they often target security force convoys and outposts. UN: Nigerians hit by extremist violence need $1.3 billion 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The drastic shrinking of Lake Chad, closer to the border of Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria in West Africa is one of the most striking examples. How beavers are reviving wetlands 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Human rights group Refugees International called for the issue to be central to a high-level international conference on the Lake Chad basin next week in Niamey, Niger’s capital. Report: Climate change fueling conflict in Lake Chad Basin 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Britain’s deputy U.N. ambassador James Kariuki cited the deterioration of security especially in Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin, and the fear of instability spreading to West African coastal countries. US and Russia clash over violent extremism in Africa 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The UN said the most vigorous and well-established networks were based in Afghanistan, Somalia and the Lake Chad basin. IS announces leader's death and names replacement 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The group has spread to the swampy Lake Chad zone in the west of the country, where the armies of Chad, Nigeria and Niger have been fighting the Islamist militants for years. Boko Haram fighters kill 10 Chadian soldiers near Nigeria border 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z It first looked at the average seasonal rainfall across the entire Lake Chad region. Warming Worsened West Africa Floods That Killed 800 People 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z “International responses to the Lake Chad basin crisis have singularly focused on the presence of armed groups.” Report: Climate change fueling conflict in Lake Chad Basin 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z More than 11,000 schools in the Central Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin are closed due to conflict or threats made against teachers and students, according to UNICEF. Burkina Faso children return to school despite second coup this year 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z An estimated 50 million people gain their daily sustenance from Lake Chad, which experts predict will evaporate within a decade and force those residents to move, creating still greater hardship for the region. Opinion | The French just gave us another lesson in how not to fight terrorism 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z While in May, Niger acquired half a dozen of these versatile and affordable drones for its military operations against insurgent groups in the Sahel region south of the Sahara Desert, and around Lake Chad. Turkey's Bayraktar TB2 drone: Why African states are buying them 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z In recent years, he added, “the most active components” of both al-Qaeda and the Islamic State “have been in Africa, particularly in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin,” and remain deeply difficult to dislodge. Analysis | Al-Qaeda and Islamic State are on the rise in Africa 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The Lake Chad region is facing “much more than a climate and ecological crisis,” said Mabingue Ngom, the senior advisor to the executive director of the United Nations population agency. Report: Climate change fueling conflict in Lake Chad Basin 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The Democratic Republic’s carbon sponge is also at risk from large-scale logging, expansion of agriculture and the planned diversion of the Congo River’s waters into the shrinking Lake Chad. Oil block auction in DRC punctures Africa’s climate goals 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Lake Chad in Africa is another example of a massive lake that has nearly disappeared for the same reasons as the Aral Sea. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Multinational Joint Task Force spokesman Colonel Muhammad Dole said troops had ventured deep into enclaves controlled by insurgents in the Lake Chad area and recovered several weapons, food and illicit drugs. Joint West African force says more than 100 insurgents killed in recent weeks 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z ISWAP, which split from Boko Haram five years ago and pledged allegiance to Islamic State, has been fighting troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria and Niger in the Lake Chad region. Six Nigerian, Niger troops killed by Islamic State, security forces say 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z He said the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin illustrate the interaction between the effects of climate change and peace and security. UN chief: Climate change aggravates conflict and terrorism 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z West and Central Africa has multiple ongoing conflicts, including Islamist insurgencies in the Sahel and Lake Chad basin, a separatist conflict in Cameroon and militia fighting in Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo. Number of children recruited into conflict grows in West and Central Africa 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Aral Sea and Lake Chad are the most extreme examples of large lakes destroyed by unsustainable diversions of river water. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z The winners include Marthe Wandou, a gender and peace activist who has worked to prevent sexual violence against girls since the 1990s in the Lake Chad area of Cameroon, and to care for its victims. 4 share ‘Alternative Nobel’ for empowering communities 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Compounding this violence is the emerging threat of landmines and IEDs, which are increasingly prevalent in the region, particularly in northern Nigeria, the Lake Chad basin and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Central African Republic war: No-go zones and Russian meddling 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The two groups had been fighting each other for control of territory in northeast Nigeria and around Lake Chad. Almost 6,000 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered, Nigerian army says 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z The death of Mr. Shekau, if true, marks the end of a brutal era for northeast Nigeria and its neighboring countries in the Lake Chad region. Boko Haram Leader Really Did Kill Himself, Audio Message Says 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Barnawi moved his Islamic State West Africa Province to the shores of Lake Chad, where they would become the dominant insurgency. Factbox: Abubakar Shekau led transformation of Nigeria's Boko Haram 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z They were later followed by refugees fleeing conflict in the Central African Republic to the south and in Nigeria to the west, where Boko Haram remains a security threat around Lake Chad. Idriss Déby, repressive president who ruled Chad for 30 years, dies at 68 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z This time they broke through further south, reaching Kanem region, north of Lake Chad and just a few hundred kilometres from the capital. Idriss Déby: Chad's future rocked by president's battlefield death 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z He said the massacre near Niger’s border with Mali is a stark reminder that “what is happening in the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin … strikes the entire international community.” Niger’s leader: Fragility of nations must be top priority 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Two national parks in Cameroon provided vital terrain for the animals, but the jihadist insurgency in the Lake Chad area and conflict spreading across the Sahel has left the elephants exposed to greater threats. Hunger fears in north-east Nigeria as roaming elephants trample crops 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z By early 2015, Boko Haram controlled a huge swathe of land near Lake Chad before being driven from most of it by troops from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger, and South African mercenaries. Factbox: Abubakar Shekau led transformation of Nigeria's Boko Haram 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z Two days earlier, the local official had also narrowly escaped an assassination attempt while en route to an area near Lake Chad. ISIS-linked Boko Haram dispatches bomb-strapped donkey to ambush state governor 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Frontline workers, 95% of whom are women, managed to navigate areas of conflict like Lake Chad by boat and deliver vaccines to remote communities. Africa to be declared free of wild polio 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said at the time that the men were part of a group of 58 suspects captured during a major army operation against the Islamist militants Boko Haram around Lake Chad. Grim new account of Chad prison deaths released 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z “We need the governments of the Lake Chad area to work together to secure the survival of these elephants.” Hunger fears in north-east Nigeria as roaming elephants trample crops 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z In June last year, around 300 suspected Boko Haram militants swarmed onto an island on Lake Chad in Cameroon’s far north and killed 24 people, including 16 Cameroonian soldiers stationed at military outposts. Suspected Boko Haram militants kill at least 13 in Cameroon 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z They couldn’t venture far into Lake Chad’s swampy coast, especially during the rainy season. 'Mama Boko Haram': one woman's extraordinary mission to rescue 'her boys' from terrorism 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z The region faces the three-pronged threat of surging jihadi attacks across the Sahel and Lake Chad area, climate change harming vital food supply chains, and now the pandemic. West Africa facing food crisis as coronavirus spreads 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z The military offensive against Boko Haram militants was launched after 98 Chadian soldiers were killed on 23 March at their base on the banks of Lake Chad. Grim new account of Chad prison deaths released 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z The Boko Haram insurgency in the Lake Chad area has forced 2 million people to flee their homes and caused tens of thousands of deaths. Hunger fears in north-east Nigeria as roaming elephants trample crops 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z It was launched in response to a devastating attack on Chadian troops on 23 March on a base at Bohoma, in the Lake Chad marshlands, which killed 98 soldiers. 44 suspected Boko Haram members found dead in Chad prison 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z In the vast Lake Chad region, West African armies have long clashed with Boko Haram and an offshoot with ties to the Islamic State. Violence imperils coronavirus response in conflict zones around the world 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z The attack is part of an expanding jihadist campaign in the vast, marshy Lake Chad area, where the borders of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria converge. Boko Haram kills 92 Chadian soldiers in seven-hour attack 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z Many fighters are in the Lake Chad region, launching attacks in Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger. Suicide bombing in western Chad kills at least 9 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The conflict is growing more complicated, Sanusi said, as the Islamic State of West Africa ramps up attacks along the Lake Chad basin, striking mostly military personnel. Suicide bombers kill at least 30 in northeastern Nigeria 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z Lake Chad, once one of Africa's largest lakes and a lifeline to 40 million people, is experiencing massive desertification, shrinking by nine-tenths due to climate change, population growth and irrigation. Image of crying toddler wins World Press Photo Contest 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z In early January the extremists captured Baga, near shrinking Lake Chad. Islamic militants’ deadly resurgence threatens Nigeria polls 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z A statement on Wednesday by the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Nigeria, Edward Kallon, says clashes between Nigeria’s military and armed groups near Lake Chad late last month triggered “massive displacement” and a “humanitarian tragedy.” UN says some 30,000 people flee new Nigeria fighting 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Among the missing are 40 marine police who were patrolling Lake Chad, he said. Nigerian helicopter crashes while fighting Boko Haram 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The militants seized weapons from a military base, and torched a naval base on the shores of Lake Chad, they said. IS-linked militants 'seize Nigeria town' 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The Islamic State also claimed it is "full control" of Arege, a town near Lake Chad, after Nigerian soldiers fled their barracks. Nigerian president says he's alive, not an imposter 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z He spoke about climate change, the disappearing Lake Chad, plastic waste and the pollution of the world's oceans. A royal visit to a land of princes 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z Lake Chad is inaccessible, so few foreign fighters can get in or out. The fight against Islamic State is moving to Africa 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The Chari River is wide but shallow, flowing sluggishly toward Lake Chad. Nearly Eradicated in Humans, the Guinea Worm Finds New Victims: Dogs 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z But half of that dust comes from less than 0.5 percent of the Sahara — the dusty lake bed of what was once Lake Chad. As California’s largest lake dries up, it threatens nearby communities with clouds of toxic dust 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The dense swamps that surround Lake Chad in northern Cameroon give the jihadists cover. Repression is worsening in Cameroon amid an uprising over language 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z In February, the military said it rescued more than 1,100 people held in different parts of the Lake Chad region near Cameroon. Nigeria military helps rescue 1,000 Boko Haram hostages 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Within months the army had recaptured most big towns, pushing the insurgents into forests or Lake Chad, a mass of swamps where the borders of four countries meet. The fight against Islamic State is moving to Africa 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The Nigerian air force often bombs, and troops from Lake Chad countries attack the insurgents’ domain around its shores and islands. Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z In Chad, cattle herders watch their animals die because they are unable to access fertile grazing on Lake Chad’s labyrinth of islands, now infiltrated by heavily armed insurgents. What next for the millions uprooted by Boko Haram? – photo essay 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The UN says 10.7 million people in the Lake Chad basin need humanitarian relief to survive. Can the vanishing lake be saved? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z They were in the Lake Chad region, near the border with Cameroon and Chad; herdsmen and travelling traders told local leaders that the girls were in a village called Tumbu Gini. Schoolgirls seized by Boko Haram tell of Christian friend's escape bid 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z It is unclear which of the two factions is dominant within Boko Haram, but both operate across the Lake Chad Basin region. Islamic State and the kidnap of Nigerian schoolgirls 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z In central Africa, where up to 90% of Lake Chad has disappeared, nomadic indigenous groups are particularly at risk. Climate change 'hurts women more' 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Nearly 8 million people in the Lake Chad region are in acute need of aid and protection, and this year’s humanitarian response plan is asking for more than $1bn in donations. What next for the millions uprooted by Boko Haram? – photo essay 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The U.S. planned to direct $128 million to help Nigeria and the Lake Chad region nations. Tillerson promoting US-Africa relations — and damage control 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The fact that Leah walked for three days and was still sent back, along with the reference to a caliphate, suggests that Barnawi’s faction holds territory in the Lake Chad region. Schoolgirls seized by Boko Haram tell of Christian friend's escape bid 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Tillerson announced a new commitment of nearly $533 million in additional humanitarian assistance to fight famine and food insecurity resulting from conflicts in Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia and the Lake Chad Basin. Seeking to Heal a Rift, Tillerson Pledges New Aid to Africa 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Before leaving Washington, Tillerson announced a new allotment of $533 million in aid for Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and parts of the Lake Chad region, areas suffering from armed conflict and drought. Tillerson heads to Africa to discuss counter-terrorism, development, China and debt 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z He said the aid plan will help people affected by food shortages and conflict in Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia and the Lake Chad Basin. Tillerson slams China's approach to Africa 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Ben Taub of The New Yorker received the magazine reporting award for documenting the shrinkage of Lake Chad in Africa and the impact on the neighboring people. New York Times Leads Polk Winners With Four Awards 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z The academics were abducted by the Nigeria-based Islamist militants while conducting oil prospect evaluations in the Lake Chad area on behalf of Nigerian National Petroleum last year, said presidential spokesman Garba Shehu. World Digest: Feb. 10, 2018 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z The university lecturers were abducted while conducting oil evaluations in the Lake Chad area last year. Boko Haram extremists release 13 hostages to Nigeria 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z "Despite repeated claims by the Nigerian government about Boko Haram's demise, the group's different factions continue to threaten the stability of Nigeria's north-east and the wider Lake Chad Basin area," he said. Boko Haram attacks in numbers - as lethal as ever 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Lake Chad sustains people, animals, fishing, irrigation, and economic activity in west-central Africa. Satellite Eye on Earth: November and December 2017 - in pictures 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The US military has ramped up its presence across a swathe of the continent from the Lake Chad basin to the Horn and has intensified operations. Africa heads in different directions – politically and economically 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Lake Chad, on the country's western borders with Nigeria, Cameroon and Niger, has been blighted by the Islamist group. How Chad rescued its elephant population 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z The attack happened a long way away from areas where Boko Haram militants are usually found, which is towards the south-east of Niger around Lake Chad. How did US soldiers die in Niger? 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z It is a major partner in an effort involving several countries in the Lake Chad basin to fight Boko Haram and has deployed 700 troops along border areas to prevent infiltration by the Islamist group. Chad’s Inclusion in Travel Ban Could Jeopardize American Interests, Officials Say 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z Chambas said instability continues to have “devastating humanitarian consequences,” with up to 5.2 million people displaced across the Lake Chad basin “struggling for their very subsistence.” UN envoy warns of instability in Sahel and Lake Chad basin 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z These are some of the victims of the Lake Chad crisis, which affects 17 million people across four countries - Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria. Lake Chad: The faces of the world's 'silent emergency' - BBC News 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z According to O’Brien, 7.3 million people are at risk in Yemen, 5.1 million in the Lake Chad area of northeastern Nigeria, 5 million in South Sudan, and 2.9 million in Somalia. Climate change as genocide: But the international response is essentially a shrug of indifference 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Nigeria’s president late last year declared the insurgency “crushed,” but Boko Haram fighters continue to threaten the vast region around Lake Chad. World Digest: April 12, 2017 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z According to Amnesty International, there has been no let up in abductions in the Lake Chad region. Three years after Chibok, Boko Haram deploys children as suicide bombers 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Nigeria’s president late last year declared the Boko Haram insurgency “crushed,” but its fighters continue to threaten the vast region around Lake Chad in defiance of a multinational force. Nigeria thwarts Boko Haram plan to attack US, UK embassies 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z He and his mother are now two more of the millions displaced around Lake Chad, living in a makeshift hut like so many others. Lake Chad: The faces of the world's 'silent emergency' - BBC News 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z The Security Council visited the Lake Chad region in early March and witnessed the impact of the extremist attacks and the humanitarian crisis. UN urges new efforts to defeat Boko Haram and tackle hunger 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z Lake Chad is not far from this area of Nigeria, and swamps emerge in a few spots, right next to farms. Nigeria’s Battles With Boko Haram Scar the Land and Its People 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Another 7.1 million people in Nigeria and the neighbouring Lake Chad area are considered "severely food insecure". UN: World facing greatest humanitarian crisis since 1945 - BBC News 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Earlier on Wednesday, a senior U.N official said more than seven million people face starvation in Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeastern region and around Lake Chad. U.N. urgently seeks $4 billion aid to avert famine for 20 million in Africa, Yemen 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z More than seven million people risk starvation in Nigeria's insurgency-hit northeastern region and around Lake Chad, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday ahead of a new funding appeal. Millions risk starvation in Nigeria, Lake Chad region: United Nations 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z He returned to Chad, where most people live on less than $5 a day, to his job as an accountant at the Lake Chad Basin Commission, a multinational group that manages resources around the lake. He Helped Topple a Dictator. In New York, He’s Another Face in the Crowd. 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z A drought across the Lake Chad basin that has affected north-eastern Nigeria and other areas of west Africa has sharply decreased crop yields. Drought worsens deadly battle between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Buhari said the insurgents were “done for” in the Lake Chad basin bordering Nigeria, Chad and Niger. Two female suicide bombers kill at least 30 at Nigerian market 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The Nigerian navy has also been rooting them out in the swamps that line the Lake Chad shoreline too, he added. New attacks raise questions over ‘defeat’ of Boko Haram 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Some 10.7 million people in northeastern Nigeria and around Lake Chad -- roughly two in every three people -- need humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations. Millions risk starvation in Nigeria, Lake Chad region: United Nations 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Nearly everyone is running from the jihadis who still control significant parts of the Lake Chad basin. The small African region with more refugees than all of Europe 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z “I’m quite worried about the Lake Chad area, because there are weaknesses of surveillance, and there are nomadic populations which could be introducing polio to a wider area,” Frieden said. Terrorists Hamper Polio Eradication Efforts in Africa 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Across the Lake Chad region, more than 6 million people are described as "severely food insecure", including 4.5 million in Nigeria, he said. Famine killing tens of thousands in Boko Haram region: U.N. 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The countries surrounding Lake Chad are all contributing to a multinational force to combat Boko Haram, making recent gains against the insurgents who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group last year. Boko Haram violence sparks 'children's crisis,' UN says 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Boko Haram’s scorched-earth policies have forced farmers off their land, stopped fishermen from fishing in Lake Chad and prevented the transport of food across the region, leaving a large area facing starvation. Boko Haram releases new video of abducted Chibok girls 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z North-east Nigeria borders Lake Chad, a vast inland lake that supplies water to about 70 million people in four countries – Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger. The small African region with more refugees than all of Europe 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Lake Chad shifts in size with the seasons and is surrounded by wetlands, where the national borders are not monitored. Terrorists Hamper Polio Eradication Efforts in Africa 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z The campaign will supplement ongoing initiatives in the five countries of the Lake Chad basin, he said. WHO will vaccinate in five African nations after polio outbreak 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Medical teams also need to access the countries of the Lake Chad basin Children across the border in Chad also need to be vaccinated, as well as in Cameroon, Niger and the Central African Republic. Why the Return of Polio to Nigeria is Such Bad News 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Deadly violence broke out last month in one village between nomadic Fulani herdsmen and members of the Buduma ethnic group, who left their Lake Chad island homes last year following Boko Haram attacks there. Islamist violence strains a poor nation's warm welcome for refugees 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z But the west would be wise to take the Lake Chad crisis seriously, lest the millions seeking sanctuary in the region decide to move towards Europe. The small African region with more refugees than all of Europe 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z A man sipping beer on a recent warm night at the Lake Chad Club, a private bar and tennis club, declared all Muslims were members of Boko Haram. From Boko Haram’s Birthplace, Instagram Posts Beyond ‘Death and Despair’ 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z But the Lake Chad states should not too quickly proclaim “mission accomplished”. Boko Haram is losing ground – but will not be defeated by weapons alone | Vincent Foucher 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The nations in the Lake Chad region that have become Boko Haram’s new stamping grounds — Niger, Chad and Cameroon — have long been distrustful of one another. Failure to Share Data Hampers War on Boko Haram in Africa 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z “The Lake Chad basin is ground zero” in the fight against militant Islam in Africa, General Bolduc said. Boko Haram and ISIS Are Collaborating More, U.S. Military Says 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Boko Haram attacks prevented farmers from planting crops, herders from keeping cattle and fisherman from going to fish in Lake Chad. In Africa, Boko Haram is forcing more kidnapped children into 'suicide' bombings, UNICEF says 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z In the Lake Chad area, in particular, Islamic State-affiliate Boko Haram—by some counts the world’s deadliest terrorist organization—is growing more dangerous thanks to its connections in Libya, he said. Libya Will Need American Help to Defeat Islamic State, General Says 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The Abuja regional security summit is a major opportunity for Nigeria, its Lake Chad basin neighbours and their international partners, notably the EU, US, France and the UK, to consolidate regional and wider international cooperation. Boko Haram is losing ground – but will not be defeated by weapons alone | Vincent Foucher 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Nigeria's neighbours in the Lake Chad Basin are also struggling to keep jihadist factions at bay. Africa blighted by multiple Jihadist threats - BBC News 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The United States is also constructing a $50 million drone base in Agadez, Niger, that will allow Reaper surveillance aircraft to fly over the Lake Chad area. Boko Haram and ISIS Are Collaborating More, U.S. Military Says 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z A triple suicide attack on an island in Lake Chad Saturday killed at least 15 people, according to Chad's government. UN says thousands being displaced by Boko Haram attacks on Lake Chad islands 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z A triple suicide attack on an island in Lake Chad left at least 27 people dead and more than 80 wounded on Saturday. Chad reels after suicide bombers target island markets 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Nearly half of the 20 million people living in the Lake Chad basin need more food; more than 50,000 people in Nigeria’s Borno state are critically food insecure. Boko Haram is losing ground – but will not be defeated by weapons alone | Vincent Foucher 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z “Every man took their children and wives and just ran for their lives,” said Mr. Foukori, who represents the area on the western shores of Lake Chad in the parliament of Niger. Expanding Beyond Nigeria, Boko Haram Threatens Region 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z Another aims to protect Lake Chad, which is threatened by pollution. France to spend billions of euros on African green projects 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z The UN refugee agency said last month the attacks were turning the border region near Lake Chad into a warzone. Eight dead after suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The attacks are turning the border region near Lake Chad into a war zone, the United Nations refugee agency said last month. Suicide Attack Kills at Least 10 in Cameroon 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z “We denounce the callous terrorist acts that have taken place repeatedly in Nigeria and other countries in the Lake Chad Basin and offer our condolences to the victims and their families,” he said. Nigeria's Boko Haram Kills 49 in Suicide Bombings 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z It attacked the three other countries in the Lake Chad area—the former French colonies of Niger, Cameroon and Chad. Expanding Beyond Nigeria, Boko Haram Threatens Region 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z "We denounce the callous terrorist acts that have taken place repeatedly in Nigeria and other countries in the Lake Chad Basin and offer our condolences to the victims and their families," he said. Boko Haram bombs kill 49 as ex-security adviser accused of embezzling billions meant for arms 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Last Monday, Chad declared a state of emergency limiting travel in the Lake Chad region after a string of attacks and raids there, including one along a remote border area where three people were killed. Boko Haram Attacks Persist, but Nigerian Officials Say Group Is Losing Ground 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z Over the weekend, two girls wearing suicide vests detonated explosives in Ngouboua village along Lake Chad killing two people, according to national radio. Chad declares state of emergency around Lake Chad to seek out extremists 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Over the weekend, two girls wearing suicide vests detonated their explosives in Chad in a community along Lake Chad killing several people, according to national television. West Africa conference focuses on threat posed by jihadists as Boko Haram's reach grows 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z At the weekend, 41 people were killed in triple explosions in Baga Sola, on the Chadian side of Lake Chad, where Nigeria meets Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Dozens die in double suicide bomb attack on Nigerian mosque 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The village is on the shores of Lake Chad near the border with Nigeria, where Boko Haram first launched its insurgency. Suicide Bombers Kill at Least 38 at Market and Refugee Camp in Chad 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Still, international security experts and officials from Nigeria and elsewhere in the Lake Chad region cited promising developments in the march to eradicate Boko Haram. Boko Haram Attacks Persist, but Nigerian Officials Say Group Is Losing Ground 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z More than 50 people are being treated at the hospital in the town, which is on the shores of Lake Chad. Lake Chad's Baga Sola town hit by suicide bombers - BBC News 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z Boko Haram’s fighters hole up in the forests and mountains near the border with Cameroon, or along the desert fringes of Lake Chad. Shadow army 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z At least 19 Boko Haram fighters and two Chadian soldiers were killed in combat Friday after the insurgents attacked a Chadian village on the banks of Lake Chad, a military official said. World Digest: July 17, 2015 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Neighboring Chad said its army had killed at least 33 Boko Haram militants and lost three of its own soldiers in heavy fighting on an island in Lake Chad on Wednesday. New Nigerian president seeks to crush 'godless' Boko Haram 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The refugees said they were compelled to return to Nigeria after Boko Haram last week attacked an island in Lake Chad, which straddles Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad. World Digest: May 6, 2015 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z On Saturday, its fighters assaulted the island of Karamga in Lake Chad, triggering heavy fighting with Chadian forces. Nigeria rescue of nearly 300 does not include most or all Chibok girls 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z On Saturday, 46 soldiers from Niger and 28 civilians were killed on an island in Lake Chad by militants, 156 of whom were also killed, Niger’s Defense Ministry said. Nigeria Says It Rescued Hundreds From Suspected Boko Haram Territory 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z In addition to the Lake Chad violence, Niger towns bordering Nigeria were targeted in the early weeks of the offensive. Boko Haram attacks Niger army base, defense ministry says 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z However, the force's remit will be limited to securing the Nigerian side of Lake Chad, rather than pushing further into Nigeria. Allies begin push against Boko Haram 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Monguno, the fishing village on the edge of Lake Chad that he calls home, was liberated by Nigeria’s army last month. On the back foot 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Whether over islands on Lake Chad that belong to Niger or Chad, or the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula that once led Cameroon and Nigeria to the brink of war. Can regional force defeat Boko Haram? 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z After Boko Haram attacked a village just 100 km away on the shores of Lake Chad this month, locals say they welcome the military presence. U.S. Training African Armies to Take On Boko Haram 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Olukolade said Saturday that Nigerian and foreign forces regained control of the northeastern town of Baga, and that many militants drowned in nearby Lake Chad while fleeing the military attack. Suicide attack in Nigeria kills at least 15 bus passengers 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z In a statement minutes earlier Olukolade said that "a large number of terrorists had drowned in Lake Chad" as troops advance on Baga. Nigerian forces retake border town of Baga from Boko Haram 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z The Lake Chad area - a vast maze of tiny islands and swampland sheltering thousands of Nigerian refugees - is thought to be serving as a hideout for the Islamist insurgent group. Boko Haram attacks island on Niger side of Lake Chad: sources 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Troops backed by aircraft recaptured the northeastern town of Monguno, on the shores of Lake Chad, it said in a statement. Nigerian Troops Retake Two Towns From Boko Haram 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z The chief local official, Gen. Banyanan Kossingar, who is governor of the Lake Chad region, said he was traveling in the capital and knew nothing about the attack, before hanging up. Boko Haram Carries Out First Attack in Chad 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Officials said the fighters crossed Lake Chad by motorboat and attacked a village on the shores of the lake. 'Boko Haram' militants attack Chad 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z They are part of a regional coalition fighting Boko Haram, whose militants are increasingly attacking the area around Lake Chad - a crossroads between Nigeria, Chad, and Niger. Niger emergency after militant raids 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Boko Haram militants attacked an island on Niger's side of Lake Chad late on Friday and heavy fighting ensued as the army sought to repel them, residents and security sources said. Boko Haram attacks island on Niger side of Lake Chad: sources 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Chadian forces crossed into Nigeria last week to the south of Lake Chad. World Digest: Feb. 8, 2015 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z “For the last three days, and on the islands too,” he said, referring to Boko Haram encampments on the islands in nearby Lake Chad. Chadian Forces, Beating Back Boko Haram, Are Said to Retake Nigerian Town 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Niger officials said Chadian ground forces moved into the town after crossing Lake Chad. Chad 'forces Boko Haram from town' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z But later on, that did not deter shack vendors from selling oranges and sweets or keep shoppers from the pungent Monday Market, with its spices, raw meat and dried fish from nearby Lake Chad. A Nigerian City, Long Under Siege, Survives an Audacious Militant Assault 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z They recently took control of the town and army base at Baga by Lake Chad. Suspected Boko Haram militants attack major Nigeria northern city 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Refugees said the soldiers set fire to homes, shot residents and caused panicked people to flee into the waters of Lake Chad, where some drowned. Rifts Between U.S. and Nigeria Impeding Fight Against Boko Haram 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Last year the Lake Chad countries agreed to deploy a multinational task force to fight the insurgency; several countries pledged to send 700 soldiers each. Africa’s Islamic State 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z People who fled the area told the BBC they had seen military planes bombing the town, which is on the shores of Lake Chad. Chad 'forces Boko Haram from town' 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z She escaped with the rest of her family across Lake Chad after the attack on the town of Baga by the Islamist group earlier this month. Fleeing Boko Haram over Lake Chad 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Earlier this week, Amnesty International released satellite images of towns near Lake Chad attacked by Boko Haram this month which suggest widespread destruction and a high death toll. Nigeria bomber 'attacks bus station' 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Those who didn’t die were trussed up and tossed into the waters of Lake Chad, where they drowned. In Nigeria, satellite images shed light on Boko Haram's rampage 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z One group of about 1,000 people were stranded on an island in the middle of Lake Chad, hungry and cold, according to the UN’s refugee agency. “All I could hear were ceaseless gun shots”: Survivors of the Boko Haram massacre speak out 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Baga, a fishing town that borders Lake Chad, was virtually razed to the ground; estimates of the dead are in the hundreds, with some claiming a toll as high as 2,000. Boko Haram’s campaign of terror in Nigeria is only getting worse 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Then a local politician from the area weighs in with more accounts of people being shot in Baga and others dying as they fled, their boats capsizing on Lake Chad. Why reporting on Boko Haram is hard 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z An estimated 30,000 people are seeking refuge away from their homes, according to the Independent, with thousands flooding to the islands of Lake Chad. Boko Haram Kills More Than Ebola as Insurgency Spirals Out of Control Both towns shown in the images are near Lake Chad, where residents used to catch and trade fish until the militants’ attacks on roads made the business impossible last year. In Nigeria, satellite images shed light on Boko Haram's rampage 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z The insurgents also took over a nearby military base on the edge of Lake Chad. Child suicide bomber kills at least 16 in Nigeria 2015-01-10T05:00:00Z Many survivors fled into the nearby waters of Lake Chad, where some drowned and where others remain marooned on small islands, menaced by hippos, said a local government official. Deadly Boko Haram terror attack may have killed thousands 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Baga has been attacked repeatedly in recent years, most recently in November, when militants cut the throats of 43 fishermen, drowning those who didn’t die from their wounds in the waters of Lake Chad. Hundreds said killed by Boko Haram in attacks in northeastern Nigeria 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The force was created a year ago by countries bordering Lake Chad to combat growing terrorism arms trafficking and cross-border attacks. Nigerian defense chief: military base in hands of extremists 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Scores of soldiers and civilians were killed in the attack on Baga, while others drowned in Lake Chad, Nigerian refugees said. World Digest: Jan. 5, 2014 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Though Chad does not share a land border with Nigeria, the two countries are separated only by a 45-mile stretch of Lake Chad from Baga. Boko Haram Overruns Strategic Nigerian Military Base 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Those who survived the deadly gauntlet tried to take refuge in Lake Chad, huddling on islands near the shallow lake’s marshy shore. Deadly Boko Haram terror attack may have killed thousands 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Nigerian military authorities say they plan to launch a counterattack to regain control of Baga, a fishing community on the shores of Lake Chad adjacent to a military base. Hundreds said killed by Boko Haram in attacks in northeastern Nigeria 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria established the Basin Commission in 1964 to manage the declining waters of Lake Chad equitably. The rising pressure of global water shortages 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z Days before that, suspected militants killed 48 fish traders from a village near Lake Chad. Two female suicide bombers kill at least 30 at Nigerian market 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Local sources said the insurgents blocked a road near the village of Doron Baga on the shores of Lake Chad, before attacking the traders. Nigeria: 'Horrific attack' on traders 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z The group is now thought to hold a number of towns in an arc running from the Lake Chad area of north-east Borno, around the eastern border with Cameroon, to the south of the state. Nigeria and neighbours hold talks on Boko Haram's rapid advance 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Lake Chad and its fishing catch began to shrink, caused by overuse and climate change. The road from beggar to Islamist militant in Nigeria 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z One recent example of such cooperation is among countries of the Lake Chad Basin. The rising pressure of global water shortages 2014-12-28T05:00:00Z Dozens of men, women and children were seized from the remote fishing village of Doron Bag by boat across Lake Chad on Sunday. Chad army 'rescues 85 Nigerians' 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Residents of a Nigerian village on the shore of Lake Chad say at least 50 residents are missing after a raid by suspected Boko Haram militants. 'New mass abduction' in Nigeria 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z In May, the four countries, whose borders meet at Lake Chad, agreed to share intelligence and coordinate border security. New force to fight Nigeria Islamists 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z These included a multinational force around Lake Chad, comprising a battalion each from Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Nigeria. Nigerian Islamists extend killing spree in northeast: police 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z A security official told the Associated Press news agency that the vigilantes in Kala-Balge, which is near Lake Chad, were ready for a fight after learning of an impending Boko Haram attack on Tuesday. Villagers 'repel Nigerian militants' 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z On Lake Chad, the south-eastern tip of Niger, Nigerians are also fleeing by boat. Niger hit by Nigeria's Boko Haram fallout 2014-04-22T12:39:37Z Before May, Boko Haram had seemed close to setting up a de facto Islamic state in the lawless border areas around Lake Chad, where Nigeria meets Chad, Cameroon and Niger. Analysis: Nigeria backlash against Boko Haram spurs risky vigilante war 2013-08-11T09:26:49Z Soldiers from Niger and neighboring Chad participated with Nigerian forces in a joint assault on Boko Haram fighters last month in Baga, a fishing settlement on the shores of Lake Chad. Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram 2013-05-21T13:07:57Z Nigerian forces are trying to regain territory controlled by well-armed militants in remote semi-deserts in the area around Lake Chad, along the borders with Cameroon, Chad and Niger. Nigerian military says 10 rebels killed, 65 arrested 2013-05-18T15:29:56Z On April 16 this year, scores were killed in the fishing village of Baga, on Lake Chad, when troops from Nigeria, Niger and Chad raided it looking for Islamists who had killed a soldier. Nigerian troops on new offensive against Islamists 2013-05-15T13:45:54Z Two weeks earlier, scores were killed in the fishing village of Baga, on the shores of Lake Chad, when troops from Nigeria, Niger and Chad raided it looking for Islamists who had killed a soldier. Nigerian troops reinforce northeast cities in emergency 2013-05-15T11:43:53Z Days earlier, scores were killed in the fishing village of Baga on the shores of Lake Chad when combined troops from Nigeria, Niger and Chad raided the village looking for Islamists. Nigeria declares emergency in areas hit by Islamists 2013-05-14T19:06:50Z "KILLERS" A military convoy rumbles into the remote fishing settlement of Baga, on the shores of Lake Chad, scene of fighting last month that killed dozens of people, many of them civilians. Insight: Nigeria's Islamists staging bolder, deadlier comeback 2013-05-13T07:26:59Z Even by the scorched-earth standards of the Nigerian military’s campaign against Islamist insurgents stalking the nation’s north, what happened on the muddy shores of Lake Chad this month appears exceptional. Massacre in Nigeria Spurs Outcry Over Military Tactics 2013-04-29T18:10:33Z Fighting erupted on Thursday in Baga, a fishing town on the shores of Lake Chad, adjacent to the Chadian border, spokesmen for the Borno state government that administers the area and its military said. Nigeria says heavy fighting in northeast, no word on casualties 2013-04-22T15:28:36Z The fighting in Baga began Friday and lasted for hours, sending people fleeing into the arid scrublands surrounding the community on Lake Chad. Civilians Are Killed in Nigerian Battle 2013-04-22T00:43:12Z That's the signature of a diet rich in grasses and sedges, such as reeds, grasses, and tuberous roots that would have grown around the floodplains and sub-basins of the ancient Lake Chad. Human Ancestors Were Grass Gourmands 2012-11-12T20:38:18Z Whereas last year’s epidemic was focused on the Lake Chad area of Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger, this year it is concentrated on the coast. Cholera Sweeps West African Slums 2012-08-23T03:20:34Z Some Baga residents who did not perish in the flames drowned while attempting to escape into Lake Chad, refugees here in the state capital said. Massacre in Nigeria Spurs Outcry Over Military Tactics 2013-04-29T18:10:33Z I remember being informed by the police that a native from the region of Lake Chad had come into the country with several Arabs on his track. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z The watershed separating the basins of the Nile and Lake Chad runs north and south through the centre of the country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Lake Chad, where a February 1911 expedition to the Dry Valleys sifted for gold. Scientist at Work Blog: Exploring the Dry Valleys, Then and Now 2011-12-21T22:10:48Z View of Lake Chad where the February 1911 expedition to the Dry Valleys sifted for gold. Scientist at Work Blog: A Second Home in the Dry Valleys 2011-12-20T23:31:31Z In return England made several concessions to France in Africa, including that of the Los Islands off Sierra Leone and some rectifications of frontier on the Gambia and between the Niger and Lake Chad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 8 "France" to "Francis Joseph I." 2011-05-27T02:00:16.463Z To-day, among the hills that surround Lake Chad, there exists a tribe of which little is known, except that they are called the Maziris, and are believed still to follow the religion of Zoroaster. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z Among the Lake Chad States progress was also made in the eleventh century. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II 2011-04-05T02:00:10.813Z Lake Chad sits on the border of the Sahel, a grassland which divides the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannah to the south. Great Green African Wall Planned for Sahara 2011-03-10T05:17:59Z Maidugari, which in 1908 became the seat of the native government, is a thriving commercial town some 70 m. south-west of Lake Chad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Lake Chad is supposed to have been known by report to Ptolemy, and is identified by some writers with the Kura lake of the middle ages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" He had never before heard of the Sunstone, but, from rumours he had heard, there was a treasure hidden somewhere in the mist-shrouded mountains that guard Lake Chad to the east. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z The southern shores of Lake Chad for a distance of some 40 m. belong to the protectorate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Consider the history of Lake Chad as an ecample of the desertification problem in the region. Great Green African Wall Planned for Sahara 2011-03-10T05:17:59Z Rabah had raised a large, well-drilled army, and proved a formidable opponent to the French in their advance on Lake Chad from the south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Communication between Algeria and Lake Chad by way of the Sahara was opened, after repeated failures, by the French explorer F. Foureau in 1899-1900. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" In the Lake Chad district A. J. B. Chevalier reports the discovery of vegetable and animal remains which indicate an invasion of the Sudan by a Saharan climate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" From 10� N. the frontier turns eastwards to the Logone, thence going north-east to the Shari river, which it follows to Lake Chad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" There was no answer; the Jinnee might be well on his way to Lake Chad, or Jericho, by that time—he was certainly far enough from Great Cloister Street. The Brass Bottle South-west, in the direction of Lake Chad, is the Bodele basin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" BAGIRMI, a country of north-central Africa, lying S.E. of Lake Chad and forming part of the Chad circumscription of French Congo. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The other point to which it is necessary to advert is the proposed recognition of the French claim to the northern and eastern shores of Lake Chad. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan The shores of Lake Chad were first reached by a German military force on the 2nd of May 1902. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" This trade is carried on mainly by the Arabs, who cover the region from Timbuctu to Lake Chad. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges BORNU, a country in the Central Sudan, lying W. and S. of Lake Chad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The surface of the country, which lies about 1000 ft. above sea-level, is almost flat with a very slight inclination N. to Lake Chad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Here the river of the same name, which falls into Lake Chad, is from three hundred and fifty to four hundred yards across. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley From this point the frontier goes north-east to the border of Lake Chad, 35 m. east of the meridian of the town of Kuka. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The boy had traveled four months across the desert from Lake Chad. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Bornu is for the most part an alluvial plain, the country sloping gradually to Lake Chad, which formerly spread over a much larger area than it now occupies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" About this time French interest in the countries surrounding Lake Chad was aroused. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" It had been supposed that Lake Chad is salt. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Farther north, beyond the Mandara mountains, the country, here part of the ancient sultanate of Bornu, slopes to the shores of Lake Chad, and has a general level of 800 to 1000 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" We can therefore go where we like, and we steer our course from Lake Chad towards the eastern Sudan, where we have already been in the company of General Gordon. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People On the shores of Lake Chad the cotton grown is of a peculiarly fine quality. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" Exploration of the River.—Rumours of the existence of the Bahr-el-Ghazal led some of the Greek geographers to imagine that the source of the Nile was westward in the direction of Lake Chad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" His stay at Kukawa was agreeably interrupted by an excursion to Ngornu in which he accompanied the sheikh, and from thence paid a visit to the shores of Lake Chad. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Extensive areas in the interior, more especially towards Lake Chad, are covered with black earth of alluvial or lacustrine origin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" This small town was on the western bank of the salty Lake Chad, in the very heart of Africa, and on the southern border of the great Sahara Desert. Around the World in Ten Days Another tribe, called La Salas, inhabits a number of low fertile islands in Lake Chad, separated from the mainland by fordable channels. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" The grove is near the town of Bentonville, on the Mayfair River, which empties into Lake Chad, so I think there will be plenty of chance to go boating. The Outdoor Girls in Florida Or, Wintering in the Sunny South On the 4th of March, Dr Barth again set out on a journey to Begharmi, a considerable distance to the south-east of Lake Chad. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Say is directly west of Sokoto, and you can easily find Lake Chad on your map, for it is a very large lake. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 11, March 17, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Unquestionably, therefore, it was that which they were looking for—Lake Chad. Around the World in Ten Days He entered Africa not less than fifty thousand years ago and settled eventually in the broad region between Lake Chad and the Great Lakes and remained there long stretches of years. The Negro They emerged into Lake Chad, skirted its shores and swept into the river beyond. The Outdoor Girls in Florida Or, Wintering in the Sunny South Mr Overweg, who had in the meantime been exploring Lake Chad in a boat, now rejoined him. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Thomson afterwards undertook to open a way from the Benuë, the great eastern affluent of the Niger, to Lake Chad and the White Nile. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Only the sparkling ripples of Lake Chad, struck by the beautiful tropical moon, could be seen. Around the World in Ten Days Under the early kings, who can be traced back to the third century, these people had ruled nearly all the territory between the Nile and Lake Chad. The Negro Oil companies are exploring areas north of Lake Chad and in the Doba basin in the south. The 1993 CIA World Factbook His next excursion was to Kanem, on the east of Lake Chad, for which he set out on the 11th of September by the way of its northern shores. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley France also renounced some of her fishing rights in Newfoundland in return for gains of territory on the River Gambia and near Lake Chad. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Oil companies are exploring areas north of Lake Chad and in the Doba basin in the south. The 1992 CIA World Factbook Between two and three thousand years ago the wilder tribes of Negroes began to move out of the region south or southeast of Lake Chad. The Negro Oil companies are exploring areas north of Lake Chad and in the Doba basin in the south. The 1991 CIA World Factbook Reports, however, had been going about that the English had come to spy out the land, and intended to build ships on Lake Chad, in which they would sail about and conquer the surrounding country. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley The Anglo-French declaration of the 5th of August 1890, which recognized a French protectorate over Madagascar, French influence in the Sahara, and British influence between the Niger and Lake Chad. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The government hopes that discovery of several oil deposits near Lake Chad will lead to economic revival and a windfall in government revenues by 2000. The 1994 CIA World Factbook His empire extended from the Atlantic to Lake Chad and from the salt mines of Tegazza and the town of Augila in the north to the 10th degree of north latitude toward the south. The Negro It is possible, however, that pressure from civilization in the Nile valley and rising culture around Lake Chad was at this time reënforced by expansion of the Yoruba-Benin culture on the west coast. The Negro A light boat, which was divided into two portions and could be carried on the backs of camels, was provided, and a sailor to navigate her either on Lake Chad or down the Niger. Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley Several other expeditions followed, and in 1806 Emile Gentil reached the Shari, launched a steamer on its waters and pushed on to Lake Chad. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The Bori religion spreads from Nubia as far as the Hausa, and from Lake Chad in the Niger as far as the Yoruba. The Negro Far to the west, near Lake Chad, arose in 1520 the sultanate of Baghirmi, which reached its highest power in the seventh century. The Negro There were no natural protecting barriers like the narrow Nile valley or the Kong mountains or the forests below Lake Chad. The Negro Having secured an opening on Lake Chad for her Cameroon colony, Germany was anxious to obtain a footing on the middle Niger for Togoland. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 These expeditions and French surveys in the same region during 1902-1903 resulted in the discovery that Lake Chad had greatly decreased in area since the middle of the 19th century. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Government and railway surveys apart, the chief points of interest for explorers during 1904-1906 were the Ruwenzori range and the connexion of the basin of Lake Chad with the Niger and Congo systems. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Beyond the Hausa states and bordering on Lake Chad was Bornu. The Negro E., about midway between the Bight of Biafra and Lake Chad. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 North of the Congo basin and separated from it by a broad undulation of the surface is the basin of Lake Chad—-a flat-shored, shallow lake filled principally by the Shad coming from the south-east. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 His avowed object was to explore the region between the Gabun and Lake Chad. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 |
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