lake chad

As the title indicates, could Chad possibly develop into a prosperous democracy, with the coup d'etat of 1990 being the POD? The main hurdles would probably be • The democratic backsliding from 2005 onwards, during the rule of Idriss Deby • The Chadian Civil War from 2005 • The ethnic distrust...

Okay, so I found this map of Africa on the Imaginary Maps reddit: ...and I have been picturing an Africa in an alternate Earth where the lands of Turkey, Iran and the Arabian Peninsula never physically existed. Combine all of those features, and how would Africa's landmass be affected...