Extremism
HumAngle’s Extremism Desk coordinates investigations into, among other issues, online recruitments, homegrown and transnational radicalisation, terrorist and extremist propaganda, and the dark web.
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Shekau Clarifies Weeping Audio, Threatens Journalists
Abubakar Shekau, leader of Jama’atu Ahli Sunnah Lil Da’awatu Wal Jihad otherwise known as Boko Haram, has spoken in respect…
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No Evidence that Shekau Received €5m Foreign Fund From an NGO
Claim A news report published on Opera News and circulating widely on WhatsApp claims that Abubakar Shekau’s faction of Boko…
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ISWAP Improvised Grad Rocket Launcher Poses New Threat To Civilians, Troops
On Thursday, April 30, the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) shared a picture of a camouflage painted pickup…
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Boko Haram Leader, Shekau Denies Rumours of Surrender, Hints at Dialogue Option
Abubakar Shekau, The leader of Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, also known as Boko Haram, has dismissed suggestions that his…
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How Boko Haram Sustains Operations Through International Trade In Smoked Fish
Among the major economic activities disrupted by the insurgency in Lake Chad were commercial fishing and farming of red pepper.…
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How Rainy Season Aids Boko Haram Fighters
With the arrival of the first rain, sometime in May, the wheels of armoured tanks and other military vehicles come…
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Banditry: Spotlighting Gang Leaders Who Turn Against One Another
In the fold of the gangs of bandits ravaging communities in the North West of Nigeria, there has been a…
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Abubakar Shekau Mocks World Leaders And Derides Social Distancing In New Audio Message
Abubakar Shekau, the factional leader of Boko Haram, spoke in a 01:08:25 audio where he blamed the current coronavirus pandemic…
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Al-Qaeda Throws Weight Behind COVID-19 Self-Isolation
The Al-Qaeda, a transnational terrorist group whose mantra is the elimination of global Western institutions and governments, has endorsed the…
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Shekau To Boko Haram Fighters: Do Not Flee, Stand Firm And Fight The Chadians
In an unusual audio message from Abubakar Shekau, a factional leader of Boko Haram, fighters in his fold are being…
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