The President of Chad, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, delivered a stern warning on Facebook, vowing to intensify efforts against an enduring threat. His statement followed a brutal assault on a military outpost in Barka Tolorom, situated along the Chadian shoreline of Lake Chad, where insurgents from Boko Haram’s regional faction claimed 24 soldiers’ lives.

By Maimouna Kaboré — Editor-in-Chief