Gestion integree des ressources en eau et objectifs du millenaire pour le developpement en Afrique : Cas du Cameroun by Kouam Kenmogne Guy-Romain, Hernanie G. Mpakam, Samuel Ayonghe Ndonwy, Serges L. Djomoudou Bopda, Georges E. Ekodeck

“…Adhesion of Cameroon to different organisations in charge of basins management (the Niger Basin Authority, the Lake Chad Basin Commission, the Congo Basin Commission) and the ratification of different international treaties on questions related to water constitute the advantages for improvement of the integrated water resources management within the national bounds. …”
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The Hydro-Isostatic Rebound Related to Megalake Chad (Holocene, Africa): First Numerical Modelling and Significance for Paleo-Shorelines Elevation by Anthony Mémin, Jean-François Ghienne, Jacques Hinderer, Claude Roquin, Mathieu Schuster

“…Lake Chad, the largest freshwater lake of north-central Africa and one of the largest lakes of Africa, is the relict of a giant Quaternary lake (i.e., Megalake Chad) that developed during the early- to mid-Holocene African Humid Period. …”
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Particularities of ballistic spinal injuries and management in an African context (Chad): Study of 27 cases by Yannick Canton Kessely, Abbia Beidjam Oryon, Ndolembai S. Njesada, Olivier li-Iyané, Félicien G. Toudjingar, Mohameth Faye, Fandebnet Siniki, Ngamai Kotyade, Kader Ndiaye, Aboubacar Aouami, Brahim Soukaya, Traoré Sory, Donald Djasde, Kaimba Bray, Constant Assi, Momar Codé BA

“…Military personnel represented 78 % of the patients. 44.4 % of cases came from the Lake Chad region. 59.3 % of injuries were caused by Kalashnikov’s (AK 47) firearms. 74.1 % of cases were admitted to the emergency department within 12 to 24 h. …”
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Geospatial Assessment of Water-Migration Scenarios in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6, 11, and 16 by Nidhi Nagabhatla, Rupal Brahmbhatt

“…Three case studies, Lake Chad, the Aral Sea region, and the Nile Delta, representing various geographic and socio-political settings, were selected to perform the multitemporal analysis. …”
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Physico-chemical, malting and biochemical properties of some improved Nigerian barley cultivars and their malts by Makeri, Mohammad Usman, Nkama, Iro, Badau, Mamudu Halidu

“…Five improved Nigerian barley cultivars (ESCOBA, ASE-2, ALOE, GOB-2, SUMBARD) were obtained from Lake Chad Research Institute Maiduguri, Nigeria, and their physicochemical, malting and biochemical properties investigated employing standard procedures. …”
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Integrated framework for hydrologic modelling in data-sparse watersheds and climate change impact on projected green and blue water sustainability by I. M. Lawal, I. M. Lawal, D. Bertram, C. J. White, A. H. Jagaba

“…The framework was applied to four sub-basins that form the larger Lake Chad basin. The model results were applied to assess the dynamic changes in projected blue and green water resource sustainability in response to climate change in one of the sub-basins. …”
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Assessing impacts of climate variability and land use/land cover change on the water balance components in the Sahel using Earth observations and hydrological modelling by Ali Bennour, Li Jia, Massimo Menenti, Chaolei Zheng, Yelong Zeng, Beatrice Asenso Barnieh, Min Jiang

“…Study region: Senegal river (SRB), Niger river (NRB), and Lake Chad basins (LCB). Study focus: We investigated the impacts of land use/land cover change (LULC) and climate variability on the water balance components from 1990 to 2020. …”
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Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching, and Politics by Christopher Anzalone

“…The most infamous of the latter is “Boko Haram,” the jihadi-insurgent group today based around Lake Chad in Nigeria, Chad, and Niger, which calls itself Jama‘at Ahl al-Sunna li-l-Da‘wa wa-l-Jihad and is led by the bombastic Abubakar Shekau. …”
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