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[Publication] The Regional Threat of Kidnappings in South-west Chad

• The Regional Threat of Kidnappings in South-west Chad
• Kidnappings have risen drastically since 2015 in Mayo-Kebbi West, a border region between Chad and Cameroon. High ransom demands are placing a heavy burden on the communities, particularly young people, and are fostering a climate of fear and mistrust that fuels violent inter- and intra-community conflicts. The governments of Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic must act now to reverse this devastating trend.

[Publication] Maximising Impact of Defection Programming in the Lake Chad Basin

• Maximising Impact of Defection Programming in the Lake Chad Basin
• Despite efforts by the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) over the past decade to address the protracted conflict involving Boko Haram and its splinter groups in the Lake Chad Basin, common integrated approaches to dealing with armed groups are lacking among member states. This bicc report focuses on several aspects that are promising for maximising impact. Adopting a regional lens for conflict analysis in and around Lake Chad is paramount. At the time of wr...

[Publication] Comment empêcher le banditisme djihadiste de devenir la nouvelle norme dans le bassin du lac Tchad

• Comment empêcher le banditisme djihadiste de devenir la nouvelle norme dans le bassin du lac Tchad
• Le violent conflit dans le bassin du lac Tchad se poursuit. Les insurgés de Boko Haram adoptent désormais le modus operandi d'autres groupes criminels non idéologiques afin de réduire leur profil de risque dans les zones qu'ils contrôlaient auparavant. Ce changement de tactique, ainsi que la formation d'une double identité qui en résulte, compliquent l'instauration d'une paix durable et nécessitent des ajustements politiques. Depuis 2017, les acteurs gouvernementaux et les agences i...

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[Publication] Folgen der Erdölförderung für die Konfliktdynamik im Tschad

• Folgen der Erdölförderung für die Konfliktdynamik im Tschad

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[Publication] Prisoner’s Dilemma: Hedging Loyalties in (Un)Governed Space of the Lake Chad Basin

• Prisoner’s Dilemma: Hedging Loyalties in (Un)Governed Space of the Lake Chad Basin
• This article examines the dynamics of interactions between civilians, armed groups, and the state in frontline states. Drawing on a 6-year ethnographic study of armed conflicts in the Lake Chad Basin region, the article argues that civilian loyalty becomes multiple and overlapping when the roles of the state and armed groups become indistinguishable in insecure spaces. A range of actions and outcomes can be observed from civilians’ navigating strategies: individual and collective ba...

[Publication] “We were promised development and all we got is misery” — The influence of petroleum on conflict dynamics in Chad

• “We were promised development and all we got is misery” — The influence of petroleum on conflict dynamics in Chad
• BICC brief 41 analyzes the effects of oil production on conflict dynamics in Chad. The authors, Lena Guesnet and Claudia Frank conclude in the study that the goal of the project supported by the World Bank, to foster development in the Central African country has failed miserably. The Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline project was supported by the World Bank as a model to prove that investment in oil can yield positive results in terms of poverty reduction and development. BICC...

[Page] BICC Policy Brief - Jihadi Banditry

• Since 2017 government actors and international agencies USAID 2017 have repeatedly indicated that the situation in northeastern Nigeria the epicentre of the Boko Haram conflict was returning to normal In January 2023 for instance President Muhammadu Buhari in a statement from the presidency expressed his delight at the return of peace and normalcy in Yobe State and Northeast Nigeria Federal Government of Nigeria 2023 This narrative is not new Oginni 2023 and has been used repeatedly by the Nige...

[Publication] Targeted Interventions and Civilian Risk Preference in Food-Insecure Areas of the Lake Chad Basin.

• Targeted Interventions and Civilian Risk Preference in Food-Insecure Areas of the Lake Chad Basin
• The Lake Chad Basin (LCB) region is battling the scene of continuous violent conflicts and climate-induced displacement. While the state counterinsurgency measures have helped regain some of the areas controlled by non-state armed groups, a large portion of the agriculturally-rich areas in the region remain a battlefield between the state and insurgent groups. The inaccessibility of the civilian population to the contested areas has disrupted food production systems, causing a sharp...