Maiduguri: In the Heartland of Boko Haram
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r49ff Good report by the BBC Hausa service’s Jimeh Saleh who is from Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram. In this interview he discusses the changes in his hometown that arose as a result of Boko Haram.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Is Africa the New Battle Ground for Terrorism and Jihad?
UKTA2 This paper asks whether Al-Qaida is seeking to increase its operations and affiliations in and with Africa. *Following the alliance with Al-Qa’ida-core, regional affiliates such as Al-Qa’ida in the Maghreb and Al-Shabaab have undergone similar patterns of strategic, tactical and propagandistic evolution. *Nigeria’s Boko Haram is still focused on a local campaign, but recent [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Nigeria Governments Enters Talks with Boko Haram
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/03/2012316154244455.html …and as soon as the talks started, they are over! http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-19/nigerian-mediator-says-leak-means-end-of-boko-haram-role-1-.html
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )British and Italian Hostages Killed in Nigeria
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/9131831/British-hostage-killed-in-Nigeria-live.html A British and Italian hostage have been killed after a botched rescue attempt to free the pair from kidnappers linked to Al Qaeda today. A British citizen (Chris McManus, aged 28) and Italian citizen (Franco Lamolinara, aged48) have been killed in Sokoto, Sokoto State in northern Nigeria after an attempt by British and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Tactical Analysis of Boko Haram
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SohULRwSaRE
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )The Inside Story on Boko Haram
A series of articles, videos and programmes on Boko Haram outlining the group’s aims and origins. Boko Haram was founded in 2002 by Mohammed Yusuf (who was captured and killed by Nigerian security forces). Yet the group continues to attack, bomb and kill targets including churches, Nigerian police officers and soldiers, and other targets. What [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Osama Bin Laden Killed by American Forces in Pakistan
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/8488436/WikiLeaks-Osama-bin-Laden-killed-after-tip-offs-from-Guantanamo.html http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/osama-bin-laden-hid-wives-firefight-counter-terrorism/story?id=13507836
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Police Reform in Nigeria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpsffV9ViVg&feature=related
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Law and Disorder in Lagos: Louis Theroux and Area Boys
For those of you in the UK, the BBC will be showing a programme and law and (dis)order in Lagos – hosted by the ever humorous Louis Theroux. Louis somehow gets into the world of Lagos Area Boys. Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: BBC iPlayer: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vcwfw/Louis_Theroux_Law_and_Disorder_in_Lagos/ Review: http://tvpixie.com/tv-news/2010/10/11/louis-theroux-law-disorder-lagos-tv-review http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vcwfw Trailer: [...]
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