Disrupting the financing and local economies of violence is crucial to defeating terrorist groups.
Cameroon’s main seaport has become a transit hub for illegal exports from West and Central Africa.
Surrounded by countries in conflict, the cross-border area has become a hub for gun-running.
The region needs civil and military collaboration to bolster security and protect citizens.
The country is no closer to settling the destabilising seven-year Anglophone crisis that has claimed thousands of lives.
Lake Chad Basin’s once flourishing fishing and agro-pastoral economies are now threatened by violent extremism.
Boko Haram’s regional presence not only drives conflict and instability but impacts heavily on livelihoods.
As food shortages intensify, the region is also grappling with insecurity linked to Boko Haram.
As reintegration of former Boko Haram fighters stalls, conflict and instability thrive.
Using drones and other technology in the Lake Chad Basin could give violent extremists the upper hand.
European Union-funded efforts encourage Sahelian governments to prioritise border protection over the protection of people on the move.
Experiences from Lake Chad Basin could inform decisions taken by countries in the Sahel and coastal West Africa.
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