Intercommunal violence, insurgency, and agropastoral conflict in the Lake Chad Basin region

The Lake Chad Basin region has experienced a steep increase in violence and instability since 2010, associated with ethnic identity conflict, ecological degradation, insurgency. This article explores the association between activities of insurgency groups – focussing on perpetration against civilians state actors agropastoral background stresses this region. finds pattern close spatial temporal proximity conflict violence, suggesting that there is significant intersection overlap socio-economic grievances, compounded by stresses, violent instability.