Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC)
Commission du bassin du lac Tchad (CBLT)
Member States
Founding members
Other members
Observer members
Headquarters
N’Djamena, Chad
Date of creation
22 May 1964
Objectives
The objective of the LCBC is the sustainable and equitable management of Lake Chad and other shared water resources, the preservation of ecosystems, the promotion of integrating and preserving of peace and transboundary security in the Lake Chad Basin.
Timeline
Normative framework
Activities
Political dialogue
Governance and development
| Areas |
Date |
Activities |
| Governance |
2016 |
Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum for regional cooperation on stabilisation, peace-building, and sustainable development interventions in the region affected by Boko Haram |
| Development-security nexus |
2018 |
Adoption of the Regional Strategy for the Stabilisation, Recovery and Resilience of the Boko Haram-affected areas of the Lake Chad Basin Region led by LCBC and endorsed by the AU. |
Peace and security
| Activity |
Date |
Description |
| Cross-border security |
1986 |
Joint Patrol with Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria |
| Cross-border security |
1994 |
Due to smuggling and criminal activities, creation of a joint Security Force based in Baga-Kawa – only composed of Nigerian troops. |
| Cross-border security |
1998 |
Establishment of the Multinational Joint Security Force (MNJSF) which mandate is expanded to general cross-border security issues among all members of LCBC. |
| Multinational operation |
2014 |
Multinational Joint task Force to fight Boko Haram |
| Multinational operation |
2015 |
LCBC is mandate by the African Union to be the political coordinating body of the operation |
