Lake Chad has shrunk to exactly 10% of its 1960s size yet harbors unbelievable biodiversity
The fishing pirogue glides across Lake Chad’s mirror-like surface as dawn breaks, revealing a kaleidoscope of pink flamingos taking flight against the amber horizon. Ibrahim, our Buduma guide, points to a distant island shrouded in morning mist. “My grandfather’s village stood there before the waters receded,” he explains, his weathered face reflecting generations of life … Lire plus