War games in the Sahel
Over the past three years, the Sahel, specifically Niger, has become the venue of a military build-up of foreign troops from the US, France, Germany, …
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Life as a Boko Haram hostage
Boko Haram attacked traditional ruler Seini Boukar Lamine’s town, kidnapped him and his family and held them hostage for two and a half months.
Inside Boko Haram
As Boko Haram’s deadly insurgency spills out of Nigeria’s borders, we sent James Schneider to one of the affected regions – Cameroon’s far north.
“They took a rope, strung him up and cut off his head”
James Schneider hears the personal stories of refugees forced out of Nigeria by Boko Haram.
Boko Haram: fearsome yet reliant on exploited children
Most Boko Haram fighters are very young. Many are just 14 or 15. The core fighting force is comprised of teenagers, with older fighters in their mid-20s.
No longer at ease: What can Africa do?
African countries used to primarily observe terror groups from afar, not suffer attacks at home. But those days are truly over. The global network of …