From oasis in the desert to just desert - Lake Chad contracted by a massive 95% between 1963 and 2001. And that was only the beginning of the Lake Chad tragedy. Violence has been ongoing since 2009 resulting in the displacement of 2.3 million people.https://t.co/dl7vXDbevG— Gemma Wiseman (@AuraGem) June 17, 2020
The above is an image of what used to be the edge of Lake Chad.
Located in Northern Central Africa, Lake Chad borders four countries — Chad, Nigeria, Niger and Cameroon. But the Lake Chad “Basin” that covers almost 8% of the continent, spreads over seven countries: Algeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Libya, Niger and Nigeria.
More on the story of the Lake Chad Basin (24.12.2019) HERE
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