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Brief imagery analysis: 'Ambazonia Defence Forces' propaganda picture
In May, an image was posted on social media, in which members of the ‘Ambazonia Defence Forces’, a secessionist militant group conducting an insurgency in the […]
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Djibouti's US Drone Apron Expands
This article is republished with the kind permission of Offiziere.ch, and originally appeared here. Space snapshots acquired in July 2016 of Djibouti’s Chabelley airfield […]
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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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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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Multinational task forces don't shoot silver bullets
A statement released on Monday by the UN Security Council called for the formation and deployment of a multinational task force into Nigeria to tackle Boko Haram. This is […]
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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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Has Nigeria acquired Super Hinds?
IHS Jane’s Defence Weekly claimed in a report on Wednesday that Nigeria had reportedly taken delivery of two Mi-24 ‘Super Hind’ helicopters from Ukraine. This now […]
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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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Viral Insecurity
The current Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the largest in the recorded history of the virus, with the potential to kill thousands and affect millions before it […]