#LakeChad O mais antigo grupo terrorista da #Nigéria, o #BokoHaram parece estar a ressurgir depois de anos de declínio, após lutas por território com o seu rival regional, a Província do Estado Islâmico da África Ocidental ( #ISWAP )
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Jihadist fighters advance as governments stall Al Shabaab tries to regain the initiative in Somalia, Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado is jolted by fresh attacks and the Sahel is the most lethal region

As the spotlight shifts away from #Africa’s jihadists wars to #Gaza and #Ukraine, militant groups across the #Sahel, #LakeChad and #EastAfrica remain on the offensive - responsible for more than 22,000 fatalities over the past year.

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SALAFI JIHADISTS IN THE CENTRAL SAHEL – ISSUE 02 | Conflict Armament Research This Frontline Perspective focuses on weapons recovered between 2015 and 2023 from Salafi jihadist groups in the central Sahel. CAR’s investigations show that Salafi jihadist groups have no unique wea...

Reading a great new report by Conflict Armament Research on the weapons jihadists use in the #Sahel and #LakeChad. Plenty of interest in there. A thread www.conflictarm.com/perspectives...

Lake Chad isn’t shrinking — but climate change is causing other problems 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 south...

It is imperative that all future planning activities concerning stabilization, peacebuilding, and sustainable development in the #LakeChad region consider a comprehensive system-wide approach to address climate-fragility risks
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„Leaving our home was extremely difficult… But in Baltram, we felt welcomed.” – Solange, vertrieben aus Kassalare.
Durch Sport und Gemeinschaft fand sie neue Hoffnung. Heute ist sie Teamkapitänin und hat wieder eine Perspektive. ⚽💪 #LakeChad #Hope 1/3

Peace in an extreme climate: How climate-related security risks affect prospects for stability in Lake Chad The lake Chad region faces a humanitarian crisis with simultaneous risks coming from conflict and fragility. Climate change is compounding the many political, environmental, economic, and security cha...

Drawing on research in @plosclimate.org, @mongabay.bsky.social published an article on the interlinkages between climate change & insecurity in the #LakeChad basin (hint: it's not about a shrinking lake!) and adaptation options

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The photo shows a near-infrared image of the northwestern part of Lake Chad. Because of being taken in infrared the image is mainly orange-red in colour.

The photo shows a near-infrared image of the deepest and therefore wettest part of Lake Chad. Because of being taken in infrared the image is mainly orange-red in colour. The deeper water shows up deep red.

Astronaut Don Pettit aboard space station #ISS is taking pictures with a near-infrared camera. Here are shown the northwestern part and the deepest part of #LakeChad, taken on 2 November 2024.Originals eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... and eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... @daveatcogs.bsky.social

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#LakeChad was once an enormous inland sea but the modern #LacTchad has shrunk by 90% in the last half century because of #GlobalWarming, population growth, #desertification & irrigation; it would be an enormous tragedy if the lake disappeared altogether:

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