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Nigeria Says Killed Over 35 Jihadists Near Cameroon Border

Nigeria's airforce said it had killed more than 35 jihadists in raids Saturday on militant fighters that had gathered near the Nigeria-Cameroon border following an attempted attack on ground troops.

International Business Times

Doubts Over Niger Claim That A Boko Haram Leader Killed

Niger's army said its soldiers killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, but experts cast doubt over the unverified claim.

International Business Times

Niger army says it killed a senior Boko Haram leader in a targeted airstrike

The army in Niger says it has killed a senior leader of Boko Haram in a targeted airstrike

The Independent UK

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$346 Mn US-Nigeria Arms Deal Sets Rights Groups On Edge

Rights groups are questioning a multimillion-dollar arms sale by the United States to Nigeria as security forces in the west African nation continue to be accused of killing civilians with impunity.

International Business Times

Nigeria Arrests Leaders Of Terror Group Accused Of 2022 Jailbreak

Nigerian officials said Saturday they had arrested the alleged leaders of a jihadist group behind a 2022 jailbreak in the capital Abuja that temporarily freed hundreds of inmates.

International Business Times

‘No more food’: In northern Nigeria, US funding cuts bite for aid groups

Organisations like the World Food Programme are scaling back aid or completely halting operations.

Al Jazeera

US approves potential $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to bolster security

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $346 million weapons sale to Nigeria to help improve security in the sub-Saharan country

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‘Health champions’: Local women lead the fight against polio in Nigeria

In areas where male health workers are unwelcome or mistrusted, female vaccinators have carved out a space to thrive.

Al Jazeera

Ghana’s security strategy has kept terror attacks at bay: what other countries can learn from its approach

Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that has not experienced terrorist attacks, even though it’s geographically close to countries that have. In Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria, extremist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have wreaked havoc.

The Conversation

Boko Haram conflict: Nigeria’s army is failing the widows of dead soldiers

Nigerian soldiers’ widows have been reported as lacking support from the army, and even experiencing sexual harassment while claiming their late husbands’ benefits.

The Conversation

Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria’s military leader turned democratic president leaves a mixed legacy

Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82, was one of two former military heads of state who were later elected as civilian presidents. Buhari was the military head of state of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985 and president from…

The Conversation

Le Spectre de Boko Haram review – how terror works its way into the minds of children

Cyrielle Raingou’s documentary absorbs the horror of the terror group’s impact on Cameroon by following the mischief of a pair of truant brothers

The Guardian - UK

Former Nigeria president Buhari dies age 82

Nigeria’s former strongman and president Muhammadu Buhari died at a clinic in London on Sunday at the age of 82.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dies in London aged 82

Buhari, remembered for an anti-corruption drive and faltering economy, leaves behind a contentious legacy.

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Nigeria says troops kill dozens of gunmen in northwest and northeast

Authorities claim 24 fighters ‘neutralised’ around northeast Borno state and 30 armed men killed in northwest Katsina.

The Independent UK

Aid cuts leave a million facing starvation in Nigeria – as food supplies run out

Exclusive: Huge cuts to international aid – alongside intensifying conflict and the devastating impact of climate change – are creating a humanitarian crisis across Nigeria and its neighbours. Now, the UN’s food charity has warned that supplies of food are set to run out next month. Nick Ferris reports

Al Jazeera

Why are humanitarian crises in African countries so ignored?

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first.

The Conversation

Why Islamic State is expanding its operations in north-eastern Nigeria

Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap), one of the most powerful global affiliates of the Islamic State jihadist organisation, is in the middle of its largest offensive against the Nigerian military in years.

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The Independent UK

Boko Haram is having a resurgence and Nigeria’s military is struggling to hold the line

Boko Haram has broken into two factions

Radio France Internationale

Jihadists in Nigeria using TikTok to spread ideology and recruit fighters

Jihadist groups including Boko Haram are increasing in numbers and strength in northeastern Nigeria, and using social media to publicise their campaigns and find new recruits.

The Guardian - UK

‘Difficult choices’: aid cuts threaten effort to reduce maternal deaths in Nigeria

Staff at a UN-run clinic in country’s north-east worry about growing funding gaps amid dismantling of USAID

The Conversation

Terrorists use food as a weapon: how Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab exploit hunger

Over the last decade, there has been growing international focus on the role of food in conflict, particularly in Africa. The continent has seen an increase in jihadist terrorism in several regions.

International Business Times

Jihadists In Nigeria Turn To TikTok To Spread Propaganda

Jihadists in northeastern Nigeria are surging -- and using social media to spread the word of their campaigns and recruit fighters.

The Independent UK

Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world's most malnourished

Infant twins suffered from malnutrition in Nigeria

Al Jazeera

Roadside bomb blast kills 26 in Nigeria’s restive northeast

Violence reportedly flaring up in region long plagued by ISIL affiliate in West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram.

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