How Real is Boko Haram Threat to West Africa?
With the persistent reports about the militant group using neighbouring countries as its training ground, there are fears that Boko Haram is a threat, not only to Nigeria but to the whole of West Africa.
#BringBackOurGirls protest.
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Cameroon:
Boko Haram Threatens Cameroon
IPS, 13 May 2014
Senior defence officials say that Cameroon has been infiltrated by Nigeria's Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and there are fears that this central African nation, known for its… Read more »
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Africa:
Nigeria's Jonathan, Congo-Brazzaville President Tasks African Leaders on Terrorism
This Day, 14 May 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan and his Republic of Congo counterpart, Denis Sassou N'guesso, Tuesday charged African leaders, the African Union and its Peace and Security Council to… Read more »
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Liberia:
For Kidnap of Nigerian Schoolgirls - Liberian Women Protest Today
Inquirer, 14 May 2014
In solidarity with hundreds of Nigerian girls adopted by the Nigerian Islamist Militants, Boko Haram several days ago in Northern Nigeria, a group of Liberian women under the… Read more »
InFocus
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Boko Haram may have extended its drive to neighbouring Niger Republic where some of its leaders have embarked on a recruitment drive, a report by the BBC has indicated. Read more »
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The Nigerian army says it has killed eleven Boko Haram militants and captured several others attempting to flee across the Cameroon border. Read more »