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The Many Lives and Deaths of Abubakar Shekau
[UPDATE: This has become something of a evergreen post, keeping track of various claims of the death or wounding, and subsequent reappearance of Boko Haram’s […]
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The Case for Private Contractors in Northern Nigeria
The unsubstantiated rumours of the private security company STTEP (Specialised Tasks, Training, Equipment and Protection International) being redeployed to Nigeria have […]
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Snapshot analysis: Boko Haram’s latest (June 2015) video
On 23 June, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram released a new video showing some of their recent activities. They did so under their newly adopted name: Wilayat Gharb […]
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The Case of the Nigerian Contractors
It’s been a week of alleged scandal after the death of a former Koevoet soldier in northern Nigeria. Editor John Stupart talks with DARREN OLIVIER and CONWAY […]
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An Election Deferred
ADR’s John Stupart and Conway Waddington sit down for a brief discussion of the delay of Nigeria’s troubling elections. The implications and current media […]
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Regional force plans to combat Boko Haram come together
It appears that attention after the Baga attack may have contributed to jumpstarting renewed regional, multinational efforts to countering Boko Haram. Significant and […]
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A Closer Look at Boko Haram
As the death toll from the massacre in Baga, Nigeria remains disputed, questions remain about how Boko Haram has been so successful in their campaign so far. RICHARD […]
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Boko Haram and ISIS: the same coin?
On June 30 2014, the first day of Ramadan, ISIS declared that it was re-establishing the “Caliphate,” long an aspiration of other jihadist groups. In many ways, what the […]
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Decisive action, or Fuel on the Fire?
Boko Haram’s mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls from Chibok, a small town in north-eastern Nigeria, has attracted widespread condemnation, and a significant […]
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Boko Haram and Bad Reporting - Part II
CONWAY WADDINGTON continues his discussion of the poor reporting of Boko Haram, and the negative consequences this has had on attempts to understand the group’s […]
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Bad Reporting and Boko Haram
Boko Haram has achieved substantial notoriety, particularly as it has engaged in a ferocious campaign of raids on villages in north-eastern Nigeria in recent months. […]
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Boko Haram: Nigeria's Transnational Insurgency?
Though under-reported internationally, Nigeria’s conflict with Boko Haram has by no means gone away. African Defence Review sat down with Conway Waddington, a […]