Abdoulaye Barry’s “Pêcheurs de nuit,” photographs of night fishermen in Lake Chad, was among some of my projects at Paris Photo. These were part of the special exhibition “Rencontres de Bamako,” a ...

Its origin is unknown but it is believed to be a remnant of a former inland sea. It doesn’t drain into the ocean but it has shrunk by over 90% since the 1960s due to climate change, an increase in the ...

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Droughts, flooding and a shrinking Lake Chad caused in part by climate change is fueling conflict and migration in the region and needs to be better addressed, a report said ...

Lake Chad, once a thriving freshwater lake supporting millions of people across Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Cameroon, is now a shadow of its former self. Over the past five decades, the lake has shrunk ...

Fatima, a fisherwoman on Lake Chad, sets out at dawn not just to make a living from the shrinking waters, but to pay a “tax”. Before casting her net, she must hand over part of her meagre earnings to ...

Sir: The Lake Chad region, once a thriving hub of commerce, culture, and natural beauty, has been ravaged by the scourge of insurgency. For years, the sound of gunfire, scent of smoke, and the cries ...

Few political conflicts with environmental roots are more worrisome to security experts than the crisis in the Lake Chad basin. The drying of the most important water source in Africa’s Sahel region ...

Better water retention infrastructure would enable communities to withstand the region's many security and developmental challenges. The Lake Chad Basin faces multiple challenges, including Boko Haram ...

The 22 March is World Water Day, which focuses on the importance of freshwater. The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations aim to achieve a better and more sustainable future. Goal number ...