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Armed Violence
Boko Haram Intensifies Attacks in Cameroon Amid Resurgence in Lake Chad Region
A Cameroonian soldier was killed and three others were wounded during a two-night attack by Boko Haram terrorists from 19…
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Features
Displaced Families Struggle to Survive as Humanitarian Aid Dries Up in Northern Nigeria
Among the displaced families seeking shelter, a large farm stretches across the uneven terrain of Bauchi State in northeastern Nigeria,…
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Analyses
Racism in the Sahel and the Intelligence Gaps Fueling Terrorism
The ideological battlegrounds of northern Nigeria are disintegrating into a shadow war of self-interest, racial hierarchies, and fragmented loyalties. Once…
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News
UN Agency Calls for Urgent Humanitarian Response in DR Congo
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has raised concerns about the worsening security and humanitarian…
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Haunted by Truth: Nigerian Journalists Caught Between Duty and Death
Though the pen is said to be mightier than the sword, there are times when the sword tries to silence…
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Armed Violence
Despite Peace Accords, Violence Persists in Central African Republic
Despite the recent peace accord signed by the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and two rebel groups, the…
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Analyses
The Evasive Funding Channels Sustaining Boko Haram/ISWAP in Nigeria
Beneath the violence that has come to define the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) lies a highly organised financial…
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News
Mass Displacements Amid Spiralling Violence in DR Congo
Scores of people have been displaced from Nyiragongo in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR…
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Analyses
ISWAP Overruns Key Borno Sites in Coordinated Assault
A coordinated wave of violence has raged through Borno State in northeastern Nigeria between May 12 and 13, as the…
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What Life Could Have Been for Leah Sharibu at 22
It’s May 14, so she posts a birthday photo on Instagram: a selfie in scrubs after a long hospital shift,…
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