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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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Unravelling the case of foreign mercenaries in Nigeria
Reports of the death of a South African citizen working alongside the Nigerian military in the frontline of the fight against Boko Haram has sparked a storm of […]
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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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Africa's 2015 Conflict Barometer - Podcast
John Stupart, Conway Waddington and Darren Olivier discuss the year’s potential flashpoints and crises. Recent events in Paris have only heightened concerns about […]
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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 […]