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Nigeria says armed gangs in north are working with militants

A top Nigerian official says that armed gangs attacking remote communities in Nigeria’s troubled northwest are now working with extremist rebels who have waged a decade-long insurgency in the country’s northeast

The Independent UK

ISIL 2.0: How the group became a franchise

ISIL 2.0: How the group became a franchise

Since its 2019 defeat, ISIL has morphed into a series of affiliates taking hold in Afghanistan and Africa’s Sahel belt.

Analysis: Russia sanctions could spur Chinese arms sales to Nigeria

Analysis: Russia sanctions could spur Chinese arms sales to Nigeria

Western sanctions on Russia and Belarus could push Nigeria to import more accessible and affordable Chinese armaments.

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Who are the ‘bandits’ terrorising Nigeria’s ‘Wild Wild West’?

Armed gangs have been terrorising northwest Nigeria for years. But what does the catchall phrase ‘bandits’ encompass?

US sanctions six Nigerians for aiding Boko Haram

The men were found guilty of setting up a cell in the United Arab Emirates to raise funds for Boko Haram.

U.S. issues sanctions on alleged arms dealers for Myanmar junta

The United States imposed new sanctions on Friday targeting alleged arms dealers and companies it said were involved in procuring weapons for Myanmar's junta, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

Boko Haram and ISWAP are kidnapping children to train as soldiers and merciless killers

At the age of 14, Halima Audu, was held captive at a Boko Haram camp where she witnessed several girls being sent to detonate explosives in crowded places such as markets. She said even a nine-year-old girl was sent on a suicide mission.

Radio France Internationale

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Armed raiders kidnap five MSF aid workers in northern Cameroon

Armed raiders kidnap five MSF aid workers in northern Cameroon

Armed raiders have kidnapped five people working for the French medical NGO Médecins sans frontières (MSF) in the Far North Region of Cameroon.

Radio France Internationale

S2, EP12: Child soldiers fighting for Boko Haram in Nigeria, Kenya breast cancer patients gifted with wigs

S2, EP12: Child soldiers fighting for Boko Haram in Nigeria, Kenya breast cancer patients gifted with wigs

This week, Africa Calling podcast brings you audio-rich stories and voices from the African continent, with our African correspondents. In Nigeria, our reporter looks into how Boko Haram and ISWAP forces children into becoming child soldiers; and from Kenya, one hair stylist brings joy to her clients who are suffering…

Radio France Internationale

‘We play to forget what happened’: football’s refuge for girls who fled atrocities

‘We play to forget what happened’: football’s refuge for girls who fled atrocities

In Cameroon’s Minawao refugee camp, young Nigerians use the game to help rebuild lives put in danger by Boko Haram

The Guardian - UK

Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

(This February 4 story deletes incorrect description of Boko Haram as an affiliate of Al Qaeda in paragraph 14; corrects number of Islamic State affiliates in West and Central Africa in paragraph 15; relationship between Islamic State West Africa Province and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in paragraph 17;…

Nigeria's Boko Haram reintegration process: weaknesses and how they can be fixed

Nigeria's Boko Haram reintegration process: weaknesses and how they can be fixed

In Nigeria, the advent of Boko Haram terrorism and its wanton destruction of lives and properties has led to untold hardship, especially in the country’s north-eastern region.

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