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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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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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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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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: 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 […]