ned i ▁Region . ▁It ▁appears ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁same ▁territory ▁as ▁the ▁former ▁En ned i ▁O uest ▁Department . ▁The ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁F ada . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁region ▁borders ▁Lib ya ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁En ned i - Est ▁Region ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁W adi ▁F ira ▁Region ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁B ork ou ▁Region ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁region ▁is ▁ge ograph ically ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sah ara ▁Des ert . ▁ ▁The ▁region ' s ▁northern ▁border ▁lies ▁within ▁the ▁A ou z ou ▁St rip , ▁histor ically ▁a ▁point ▁of ▁dispute ▁between ▁Ch ad ▁and ▁Lib ya . ▁ ▁S ett lement s ▁The ▁regional ▁capital ▁is ▁F ada ; ▁other ▁major ▁settlement s ▁include ▁G ou ro , ▁Kal ait , ▁N oh i ▁and ▁O uni anga ▁K éb ir . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁The ▁region ' s ▁population ▁is ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁ 5 9 , 7 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁eth n ol ingu istic ▁groups ▁are ▁the ▁Ted aga ▁and ▁D az aga ▁T ou b ou ▁and ▁the ▁Zag h awa . ▁ ▁Sub div isions ▁En ned i - O uest ▁Region ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁depart ments : ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁region ' s ▁current ▁governor ▁is ▁M orn ad ji ▁M ba ï ss an éb é ▁Kar - O uba , ▁who ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ad ian ▁Air ▁Force ▁and