Lake Chad Basin

The Nigerian Navy has assured residents along the Lake Chad basin that it would ensure that the area was rid of elements of the Boko Haram terrorists.

About 9.2 million people, including women and children, are in critical conditions and in dire need of food and medical assistance in the Lake Chad Basin – Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger - as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency, the United Nations has reported.

By Samuel Malik A meeting of Chiefs of Defence Staff from the Lake Chad Basin Commission is expected to take...