Chad Politics & Peace: N’Djamena urged calm after President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno pardoned political prisoners, framing the move as tolerance and a step toward reconciliation and stability. Chad Opposition Freed: The pardon included opposition leader Succès Masra and eight others, ending custodial sentences tied to convictions Amnesty Watch and rights groups said were politically motivated. Lake Chad Climate History: New research revisits “Mega-Chad,” when a vast Saharan lake covered about 361,000 sq km—far larger than today’s Lake Chad—then vanished thousands of years ago, underscoring how fast rainfall shifts can reshape the region. Public Health in the Lake Chad Basin: UNICEF warns cholera is spreading along shared rivers and trade routes, with outbreaks in the Lake Chad corridor involving Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria as flooding contaminates water and disrupts sanitation. Regional Security Spillover: A study on African border neighbors links conflict to higher government debt across nearby countries, with military spending in one state amplifying the financial strain on its neighbors—relevant for the wider Sahel and Lake Chad pressures. Cross-Border Justice: Nigeria arrested and repatriated a Chadian murder suspect wanted in N’Djamena, using INTERPOL cooperation and bilateral police channels.