Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Notes on Text
List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Conflicts, Violence and Risk in the Lake Chad Basin
Emmanuel Chauvin, Olivier Langlois, Christian Seignobos and Catherine Baroin

Part I: Insecurity and Its History

Chapter 1. Is History Repeating Itself? Boko Haram and Hamman Yaji
Walter E.A. van Beek and Melchisedek Chétima

Chapter 2. The Roots of the Jihadist Sedition Boko Haram: Why in Bornu?
Christian Seignobos

Chapter 3. Toponymy in the Mandara Mountains: Traces of an Insecure History
Gigla Garakcheme

Chapter 4. Ancient Insecurity in the South of the Lake Chad Basin: The Glimmers of Archaeology
Olivier Langlois

Chapter 5. Adaptations of Transhumant Herders to Insecurity: The Trajectory of the Batha Arabs (Chad) since 1966
Dangbet Zakinet

Chapter 6. Lake Fitri (Chad) in the Face of Rising Insecurity: Rethinking the Governance of a Wetland with a Strong Local Power
Christine Raimond, Audrey Mbagogo, Robert Madjigoto and Dangbet Zakinet

Part II: Resources and Insecurities: Reciprocal Influences

Chapter 7. Insecurity in Lake Chad: Environment and Conflicts
Géraud Magrin and Jacques Lemoalle

Chapter 8. Boko Haram: Revealing Land Insecurity around Lake Chad?
Charline Rangé

Chapter 9. Boko Haram, Forced Migrants and Economic Consequences in Eastern Niger
Hadiza Kiari Fougou

Chapter 10. Cows of War, Cows of Peace (Central Adamawa, Central African Republic)
Jean Boutrais

Chapter 11. Can One Still Be a Pastoralist in the Central African Republic? Answers from the Batangafo Region (Ouham)
Lise Archambaud, Ibrahim Tidjani and Benoît Lallau

Chapter 12. Insecurity and Rumour around Gold Rushes: The Difficulties of Distance Research in the Nigérien Sahara
Laurent Gagnol, Emmanuel Grégoire and Boukari (Aboubacar) Ahmed

Part III: Insecurity, State and Power

Chapter 13. Profitable Failure: Migration Policies in Niger
Julien Brachet

Chapter 14. Popular Political Engagement in Online Chad
Mirjam de Bruijn

Chapter 15. Water and Forestry Department: Perpetrators of Insecurity in Rural Chad?
Ronan Mugelé

Chapter 16. The N’Guéli Bridge as a Space of Insecurity: A Case of Militarized Governance in Chad
Alessio Iocchi

Chapter 17. Resilience and ‘Miracle’ in Times of Crisis in Borno: The Case of Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area in Nigeria
Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos

Chapter 18. A Brotherhood against Boko Haram: The Kotoko Hunters in North Cameroon (Logone-et-Chari)
Mahamat Adam

Chapter 19. Morality and Violence in Desert Societies
Catherine Baroin

Conclusion: A Local Interpretation of Insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin
Emmanuel Chauvin

Index