NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger has quit an international force fighting armed Islamist groups in West Africa's Lake Chad region as it seeks to shore up security around oil assets at home, the government ...

As the people of the Lake Chad region, a region known for its ... with no end in sight. Now, in Chad, the same playbook is ...

Yaro, now a ... Haram, then moved to the rival Islamic State West Africa Province, a group from which he escaped and returned home. Rudimentary shelters in Koulkimé next to Lake Chad.

Losing them can lead to less well-governed water resources, declining environmental, economic and health benefits, and increasing conflict. Lake Chad is a cautionary example. The Lake Chad Basin ...