This Landsat-8 image from 4 July 2014 shows Lake Chad in West Africa’s Sahel region – a transition zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and savannahs and woodlands to the south. - Credits: USGS/ESA

Decrease in populations is compounded by poaching as people scramble to make ends meet

The Lakes of Ounianga in the Sahara Desert Chad, are series of 18 lakes in the Sahara, freshwater ancient lakes of Ounianga Chad in Sahara desert,

Lake Chad’s shrinking waters

camels in ‘camel canyon’, ennedi ouest, borkou-ennedi-tibesti, chad

Lake Chad is believed to be a remnant of a former inland sea. Thousands of water birds flock this lake in the pale-arctic winter. The many floating islands are home to a wide variety of wildlife including crocodiles, hippopotamus, fish, waterfowl and shore birds. Thriving fishing villages can be seen

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Provides an overview of Chad, including key dates and facts about this African country.