Set in a dry and dusty landscape, Mongo is a town of 40,000 people, in Chad, a landlocked country in central Africa. Average life expectancy, at 51, is about 30 years lower than in the UK.

KOULKIMÉ, Chad — Alhadji Yaro was a teenager when Boko Haram militants stormed onto his island in the vast, blue-green waters of Lake Chad and made villagers an offer at gunpoint. “‘We will ...

Africa is becoming an increasingly ... These include Lake Chad, the Tibesti mountains and the Ennedi Region - a harsh ...