Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC)

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

1964	Creation of the LCBC
1972-1982	Period of lethargy due to conflict in Chad
2012	Decision to reactivate MNJSF, moribund since 1998, as the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF)

Normative framework

1964	Fort-Lamy (N’Djamena) Convention
1998	Strategic Action Plan
2012	Adoption of the Lake Chad Basin Water Chart

Activities

Political dialogue

Date	Institutions	Agreement
2019	United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU)	Launch of the Regional Stabilisation Facility

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