Chad–Cameroon border

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The Chad–Cameroon border is the international boundary in Central Africa separating Chad and Cameroon, much of which follows natural features such as the Logone River.

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Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
land border
borderType largely natural boundary
characteristic follows rivers for significant stretches
partly defined by Lake Chad shoreline
colonialPowersInvolved France
Germany
continent Africa
country1 Chad
country2 Cameroon
demarcationBasis colonial-era treaties
environmentalContext riverine floodplains
semi-arid climate
establishedBy Franco-German agreements
ethnicGroupsAcrossBorder Arab communities
Kanuri people
Kotoko people
followsNaturalFeature Chari River
Lake Chad
Logone River
hasBorderCrossing Kousseri–N’Djamena crossing
hasDisputeStatus generally stable
languageContext Arabic
French
various local languages
locatedIn Sahel region
linked to: Sahel
nearCity Kousseri
linked to: Kousséri

N’Djamena
linked to: N'Djamena
partOf Cameroon–Chad relations
region Central Africa
relatedTo Lake Chad Basin
linked to: Lake Chad basin
securityIssues cross-border insurgent activity
smuggling
separates Cameroon
Chad
usedFor migration
trade
transport of goods

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Logone River flowsAlongBorderOf Chad–Cameroon border
Kousséri nearInternationalBoundary Cameroon–Chad border
linked to: Chad–Cameroon border
Figuil hasNearbyBorderCrossing Cameroon–Chad border
linked to: Chad–Cameroon border
Logone-et-Chari locatedOnBorder Cameroon–Chad border
linked to: Chad–Cameroon border
Tupuri culturalArea Chad–Cameroon borderlands
linked to: Chad–Cameroon border
Logone region borderFeature Chad–Cameroon border
Chad–Cameroon border partOf Cameroon–Chad relations
linked to: Chad–Cameroon border
Cameroon border separatesCountryFromCountry Cameroon–Chad
linked to: Chad–Cameroon border