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Cameroon: Cameroon, Nigeria Reopening Border Markets and Schools With Boko Haram Threat Diminished
VOA, 25 August 2022
Governors from Cameroon and Nigeria plan to re-open markets and rebuild schools along their shared border after declaring the area free of Boko Haram militants. Read more »
Cameroon, Nigeria In Process of Reopening Shared Border
Governors from Cameroon and Nigeria plan to re-open markets and rebuild schools along their shared border after declaring the area free of Boko Haram militants.
In June 2022 the Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission said its troops from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Chad killed more than 800 militants after two months of fighting on the Cameroon-Nigeria border.
Cameroon and Nigeria say there is an increase in the number of Boko Haram militants surrendering at disarmament centres since May 2021 when Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Islamist group, was declared killed.
The UN says more than 37,000 people have been killed and about 2.8 million people displaced by the Boko Haram uprising that began in 2009.
A map showing ISWAP and Boko Haram territory in early 2019. Dark pink: Approximate presence of ISWAP (Islamic State's West Africa Province). Light pink: Approximate influence of ISWAP. Dark violet: Approximate presence of Boko Haram (Abubakar Shekau's forces). Light violet: Approximate influence of Boko Haram.
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Nigeria: Nigerian Military Eliminates 57 Terrorists, Top Commanders - DHQ
Premium Times, 25 August 2022
The DHQ says the operations were conducted through land and air raids on the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) enclaves in Borno and Yobe States. Read more »
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Nigeria: Can Nigeria Finance Its War Against Insurgents?
ISS, 25 August 2022
The revenue crunch will make it difficult to counter the surge in violence from Boko Haram and other groups. Read more »
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Nigeria: Borno Govt Moves to Reconstruct Former Boko Haram Stronghold
Daily Trust, 22 August 2022
The Borno State government has confirmed its readiness to reconstruct both public and residential structures in a former Boko Haram stronghold recently recaptured by the military. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Wants to Ban Motorcycle Sales to Dent Terror Attacks. Why It Won't Work
The Conversation Africa, 21 August 2022
Insecurity in Nigeria has worsened. In the north-east region, despite gains recorded by the military, the activities of jihadist terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and the Islamic… Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Boko Haram insurgency has neither religious nor ethnic underpinning, and with adequate education, the majority of Nigerians now k Read more »
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The 2022 Global Terrorism Index report has indicated that Nigeria's attacks by the deadly terror group, Boko Haram, appear to have declined in the country Read more »
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At least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, officials said blaming the attack on Boko Haram insurgents. About 300 inmates had been ... Read more »
