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Nigeria: Je Suis Nigeria
African Arguments, 12 January 2015
The great surge of marchers in Paris on Sunday was impressive and very moving but what was it for? We know what it was against: murdering cartoonists - or anyone else - is a bad… Read more »
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Nigeria: I Am Charlie, but I Am Baga Too - On Nigeria's Forgotten Massacre
Daily Maverick, 12 January 2015
If you thought 17 dead in Paris was bad enough for one week, you were wrong. In Nigeria, more than 2,000 people are feared dead after Boko Haram launched its deadliest-ever attack… Read more »
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Nigeria: UN Chief Condemns 'Depraved Act' of Using Child Bombers
UN News, 11 January 2015
Appalled by the escalating bloodshed at the hands of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria over the past week, capped by reports that suspected child suicide bombers attacked a crowded… Read more »
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Nigeria: Europe Condemns Boko Haram
PR Newswire, 8 January 2015
The renewed attacks in North Eastern Nigeria are another expression of terrorism targeting innocent people. They have led to the destruction of at least 16 villages and reportedly… Read more »
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Nigeria: U.S. Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Borno State
State Department, 9 January 2015
Press Statement Read more »
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North Africa: Paris Attacks May Distort Western Policy Focus
Chatham House, 9 January 2015
Following the terror attacks in France, Western governments should avoid the temptation to see relations with MENA solely through the lens of counterterrorism. Read more »
#JeSuisNigeria - Fanatics Who Inspire One Another
During the same week as attacks in France, Boko Haram kiled an estimated 2,000 people in north-eastern Nigeria. But how much coverage have the Nigerian attacks had, and "where is the Je Suis Nigeria movement?", asks Richard Dowden in African Arguments. He adds that the fanatics who killed in Paris are inspired by and inspire the fanatics of Boko Haram.
A man stands outside his destroyed home in Baga, Borno State, Nigeria, following heavy fighting between military forces from Nigeria, Niger and Chad, and Boko Haram (file photo)
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At least 19 people are reported to have been killed when militants strapped a bomb to a girl estimated to have been about 10 years old and sent her into a crowded poultry market in ... Read more »
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The defence headquarters has stated that normalcy had been restored in Damaturu, capital of Yobe state, and the town is still being reinforced with more troops. Read more »
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Attacks in northern Nigerian in recent days "could be Boko Haram's deadliest act in a catalogue of increasingly heinous attacks carried out by the group," Amnesty International ... Read more »
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The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has reacted following its reported endorsement of the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, General Muhammadu ... Read more »
