Lake Chad attack Lake Chad attack The Lake Chad attack was a terrorist attack on the Niger side of Lake Chad by 30 members of Boko Haram, an Islamic sect in northeastern Nigeria. The incident was reported to have occurred on February 25, 2014 and was launched by members of the insurgents in Northeastern Nigeria. Sophisticated weapons were used in the attack, leaving scores of civilians and 7 soldiers dead. Since the sects had been designated by the US as a "terrorist" organisation in 2009, they had carried out several cross-border attacks but the February 25, 2014 Lake Chad attack was the first
Chad–Sudan relations Chad–Sudan relations The populations of eastern Chad and western Sudan established social and religious ties long before either nation's independence, and these remained strong despite disputes between governments. In recent times, relations have been strained due to the conflict in Darfur and a civil war in Chad, which both governments accuse the other of supporting. Herdsmen have in both countries freely crossed the 950-kilometer border for centuries. Muslims in eastern Chad often traveled through Sudan on the hajj, or annual pilgrimage to Mecca, and many young people from eastern Chad studied at Islamic schools in Pickens. In addition, Sudan's coffee