Lake Chad Borno State

Lake Chad falls in the boundaries of four African countries; Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria.

Historically the fresh water lake ranked as one of Africa's largest lakes, once covering an area in excess of 26,000 square kilometres, the size of Maryland in the USA, and larger than both Israel and Kuwait.

It is considerably smaller these days and its size varies between seasons.



Lake Chad occupies a strategic location serving not only Borno but also serving the three neighbouring countries of Niger, Cameroun and Chad.

The lake apart from serving the agricultural and economic needs of the people, attracts a great number of tourists interested in boating and fishing