BOKO HARAM

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Before We Get Carried Away…

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22 May, 2014

We are all outraged by Boko Haram’s kidnapping of over 250 schoolgirls. But an international response that further fuels Nigeria’s toxic mix of insecurity, violence, and politics is not the answer, argues Rita Abrahamsen.

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A Tale of Two Regions

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16 May, 2014

How has Boko Haram been able to sustain its war against the Nigerian government? It has a lot to do with the country’s fundamental divide between North and South, says David Hornsby.