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TOPSHOT - A Chadian soldier from the anti-terrorist unit poses in front of a Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) helicopter at the Baga Sola military base, Lake Chad Province, Chad, on 26 November, 2025. The new commander-in-chief of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) for counter-jihadist efforts in the Lake Chad Basin assured on Wednesday to AFP that securing waterways is a priority mission in this border region of Central Africa. Establishing secure navigation corridors is "one of the main priorities," according to General Saidou Tanko Audu, who has been leading the regional counter-jihadist force since mid-November. (Photo by Joris Bolomey / AFP via Getty Images)