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5 reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet
Africa’s experiment in a regional approach to security is serious and laudable, but it will take time to build credible capacity. Here are five reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet.
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What is Nigeria's Boko Haram? 5 things to know
The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has generated headlines with a number of bloody attacks. Scott Baldauf breaks down the group's origins, funding, and possible ties to Al Qaeda.
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In Pictures: Nigeria election turmoil
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Hosni Mubarak's exit plan: Where do exiled leaders go?
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Nigerian president declares state of emergency in country's northeast region
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared war on Islamic militants in the northeast portion of the African nation.
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Energy Voices Nigeria oil production slides amid unrest
Nigeria relies almost exclusively on its energy sector for export earnings and 75 percent of federal government revenue, Graeber writes, but a long record of corruption, militancy and banditry has clouded Nigeria's oil prospects.
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Africa Monitor In fight against insurgents, Nigerian Army cracks down on civilians
Observers say that Nigeria's security forces are rounding up large numbers of young men under dubious claims they are insurgents. Many are never seen again.
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Nigerian militant attack highlights Army's weaknesses
The latest attack by the Islamist group Boko Haram left 55 dead Tuesday. Experts say the fighting is unlikely to let up until the Nigerian military agrees to negotiate.
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Terrorism & Security Attack in Nigeria underscores strength of Islamist militant group
A deadly and well-coordinated attack by Boko Haram on a military compound and prison in northern Nigeria this week follows 'unprecedented' April attack that killed some 200 people.
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Chapter & Verse Chinua Achebe is remembered as the 'father of modern African literature'
'Things Fall Apart' author Chinua Achebe wrote his first book in 1958 and won awards for his work that included the Man Booker International Prize.
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Africa Monitor Expat kidnapping in Nigeria fuels questions about rising militant presence
The group that claimed responsibility for the attack may have links to Boko Haram, a militant group known for its terror campaigns in the region.
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5 reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet
Africa’s experiment in a regional approach to security is serious and laudable, but it will take time to build credible capacity. Here are five reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet.
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Boko Haram commander declares Nigeria cease-fire
A leader of the Islamist group Boko Haram announced a cease-fire, raising questions that the group may be split over whether to make peace.
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Another church bombed in Nigeria military barracks
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Sunday's attack, but a radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram has previously targeted churches and the military.
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Another church bombed, sending tremors along Nigeria's religious dividing line
A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 100 others.
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Suicide car bomber kills 2, injures 45 during Sunday Mass in Nigeria
A Catholic church was the target of a suicide car bomber in northern Nigeria Sunday. The region has been under assault by the radical Islamist sect known as Boko Haram, which has been blamed for the deaths of 680 people this year.
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Nigerian government enters talks with Boko Haram
The Islamist militant group has killed thousands in its rebellion against the Nigerian government. Nigerians are hopeful that negotiations will bring a respite from the violence.
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Nigerian Christians vent frustration after another church attack
Christian leaders in Nigeria's restive north say they may have to 'rise up' to protect themselves, and southern insurgents offer to cut off the north from food and other supplies.
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Nigeria church Bible study shooting leaves 19 dead
Two gunmen sprayed the windowless sanctuary Monday night with fire from Kalashnikov assault rifles, said Lt. Col. Gabriel Olorunyomi, the head of a local joint army and police unit.
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Change Agent A modern, wired university grows in Nigeria
The American University of Nigeria provides a modern education right in the backyard of Boko Haram, Nigeria's homegrown terrorist group. One clue: The campus claims 55 percent of all the Internet traffic in Nigeria.
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Nigerian military plans major operation after Jos attacks
Nigerian military will launch sweeping operations in villages around the city of Jos, where suspected insurgents responsible for last weekend's deadly ethnic attacks are thought to be hiding.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram takes credit for Sunday attacks on Christians
The Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram says its men killed dozens of Christians near the town of Jos and warned Christians to 'embrace Islam or they will be attacked.'
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After attacks, Kenyan Muslims guard Christian churches
In Kenya, attacks on Christian churches in the Muslim-majority town of Garissa killed 17 people July 1. Now, local Muslim leaders are patrolling to help protect the churches.
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Weekend clashes kill 200, as Nigeria struggles for control
Clashes between Muslim herdsmen and Christian villagers are common, but the Boko Haram insurgency and political interference have fueled the conflict to dangerous levels.
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Could attacks on Kenyan churches spark violent Christian backlash?
July 1 attacks on Kenyan churches close to Somalia killed 17. Kenya has seen a steady increase in terror attacks attributed to Somali Islamist militants, and some worry that Christians may retaliate against Muslims.
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Two churches in Nigeria attacked by gunmen and suicide bomber
At least three people are dead and dozens wounded. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Islamist sect Boko Haram has unleashed a campaign of violence against churches.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram a holy war? Maybe not entirely
Nigerian Roman Catholic Archbishop John Onaiyekan, on a visit to Kenya, said the Islamist Boko Haram insurgency is as rooted in bad governance as much as in its push for Islamic sharia law.
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Nigeria plane crash: Was age of aircraft an issue? (+video)
Nigeria plane crash: Nigerian law bans aircraft older than 20 years, but the average age of Dana Air's planes is 21.4 years. Sunday's Nigeria plane crash killed all 153 passengers and unknown numbers on the ground.
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US mulls Nigeria's Boko Haram for terror watch list
The Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has killed more than 1,000 in a three-year insurgency, and may have ties with Al Qaeda. Will putting the group on a terror watch list help?
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