To understand this, read the first one: https://www.nairaland.com/4077521/politics-chad-basini

https://abbasgarba..com/2019/05/the-politics-of-chad-basin-ii.html?m=1


The Politics of the Chad Basin II

Chad is the most important country of interest to Nigeria with regards to the Lake Chad Basin. Chad is the backbone of the Multi National Joint Task Force( MNJTF) which comprises of Nigeria, Niger, CAR and others. When it comes to the function of the MNJTF, Nigeria is mostly the cash cow. In some instances, sabotage results from a link to fragile to be trusted. In my own view, whenever the cash stop flowing from Nigeria, a systematic chain of events are created to make us fall back in line. You will mostly observed our presidents travelling to Chad for talks, when attacks intensify around the Lake Chad Basin.

Chad is involved in so many conflicts in the regions of West Africa, Central Africa and North Africa. Chad has been involved in a proxy war with Sudan, Libya and CAR on so many occasions. Recently, in November, 2018, Chadian forces penetrated hundreds of kilometres into Libya's desert region to reach the Al Jaqhbub Oasis. The region is rich in oil and oases. The Chadians wanted to obtain foothold in the region. They were repelled back, but still manage to go far. Chad is a member of many organisations dedicated to fight against insurgents, but sometimes can use other insurgents to wage war by proxy in areas where it has strategic interest.

The region in the Sahel is an enabling environment for recruitment of young boys to join all sorts of insurgents groups. Conditions such as unemployment, boredom, hopelessness etc are ripe. Most of the mercenaries recruited by insurgent groups come from this region. Around 6000 ISIS fighters that fought in Libya and Iraq came from this region, and they are now thought to have relocated back to the African continent and are on the offensive.

The proliferation of light and small arms into Nigeria has been influenced by the activities of insurgents groups and others in the Sahel region. After the defeat of Gaddafi by so called freedom fighters, a lot of arms supplied to those fighters by external actors and those in the armory of Gaddafi moved into wrong hands.

Nigeria needs to seriously consider the Lake Chad region. Efforts should be in placed to constantly monitor the activities in that region.

The World is now indeed a dangerous place...

Mune:
To understand this, read the first one: https://www.nairaland.com/4077521/politics-chad-basini

https://abbasgarba..com/2019/05/the-politics-of-chad-basin-ii.html?m=1


The Politics of the Chad Basin II

Chad is the most important country of interest to Nigeria with regards to the Lake Chad Basin. Chad is the backbone of the Multi National Joint Task Force( MNJTF) which comprises of Nigeria, Niger, CAR and others. When it comes to the function of the MNJTF, Nigeria is mostly the cash cow. In some instances, sabotage results from a link to fragile to be trusted. In my own view, whenever the cash stop flowing from Nigeria, a systematic chain of events are created to make us fall back in line. You will mostly observed our presidents travelling to Chad for talks, when attacks intensify around the Lake Chad Basin.

Chad is involved in so many conflicts in the regions of West Africa, Central Africa and North Africa. Chad has been involved in a proxy war with Sudan, Libya and CAR on so many occasions. Recently, in November, 2018, Chadian forces penetrated hundreds of kilometres into Libya's desert region to reach the Al Jaqhbub Oasis. The region is rich in oil and oases. The Chadians wanted to obtain foothold in the region. They were repelled back, but still manage to go far. Chad is a member of many organisations dedicated to fight against insurgents, but sometimes can use other insurgents to wage war by proxy in areas where it has strategic interest.

The region in the Sahel is an enabling environment for recruitment of young boys to join all sorts of insurgents groups. Conditions such as unemployment, boredom, hopelessness etc are ripe. Most of the mercenaries recruited by insurgent groups come from this region. Around 6000 ISIS fighters that fought in Libya and Iraq came from this region, and they are now thought to have relocated back to the African continent and are on the offensive.

The proliferation of light and small arms into Nigeria has been influenced by the activities of insurgents groups and others in the Sahel region. After the defeat of Gaddafi by so called freedom fighters, a lot of arms supplied to those fighters by external actors and those in the armory of Gaddafi moved into wrong hands.

Nigeria needs to seriously consider the Lake Chad region. Efforts should be in placed to constantly monitor the activities in that region.

The World is now indeed a dangerous place...

Interesting...please can you write more on this. I want to learn. Let’s have an intelligent discourse

Rogersmith:

Interesting...please can you write more on this. I want to learn. Let’s have an intelligent discourse

Ok, I've observed people's interest in the geopolitics happening around them is poor.

Mune:


Ok, I've observed people's interest in the geopolitics happening around them is poor.

Very poor bro, that shows you how shallow most guys are. Incapable of having intellectual conversation around geopolitical issues without bringing up religious issues and throwing insults around . Keep it up bro.