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General Saleh Haggar Tidjani, Governor of the Lac Province, sits in his office at the Bol Governorate, Lake Chad Province, Chad, on June 20, 2025. Boko Haram jihadist have sowed terror among those living around Lake Chad for some 15 years, disrupting the fishing, farming and herding on which millions depend. Villagers found refuge elsewhere on the lake but rely on dwindling help from NGOs battling massive foreign cuts to humanitarian aid budgets. Surrounded by Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, Lake Chad's countless islets serve as hideouts for the islamist militants, whose violent campaign began in Nigeria's northeast before spilling into its neighbours. Jihadist attacks have surged in the wider Sahel region, though Boko Haram has lost ground to the army in the Lake Chad area. (Photo by Joris Bolomey / AFP) (Photo by JORIS BOLOMEY/AFP via Getty Images)