analysisIn Nigeria and the Lake Chad region today, unbeknownst to the world, some 11 million people need emergency reliefToday in many more places than one walls are being erected between peoples, and mutually beneficial partnerships and agreements are being overturned. In Nigeria and the Lake Chad region today, unbeknownst to the world, some 11 million people need emergency relief. This is the short-term 'easy way out' but likely to bite back in the medium-term as the combination of abject poverty, environmental degradation and violent extremism could fuel further violence and insecurity in the Lake Chad region. But they need help from the international community. This week's 'Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region' brings together concerned countries from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America and is the perfect opportunity to strengthen our ties with Nigeria and the Lake Chad region.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 24, 2017 12:54 UTC