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AMISOM’s withdrawal: what prospects for Somalia without international support?
The AU has announced a cessation of its 22,000 strong peacekeeping mission currently operating in Somalia by the end of 2017. The decision was accelerated in August by a 20 per cent financial cut in sponsorship from the European Union, which forced the Ugandan government, AMISOM’s largest military contingent to initiate a unilateral withdrawal […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/somalia-withdrawal/
Boko Haram leader shown alive in video
Abubakar Shekau, a leading Boko Haram figure, has appeared in a video saying he is in “good health” and denying claims by the Nigerian army that he was fatally wounded in an airstrike last month. It is not clear when the video was recorded, but the references to the airstrike and the fact that […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/boko-haram-leader-alive/
Government and opposition to work together for peace in Mali
The once tense relations between President Keita of Mali, and leader of the opposition Soumalia Cissé have been tempered in recent weeks, as both parties have agreed to work together to find a solution to the country’s rapidly escalating internal conflict. The two met on September 9th to begin the first of a series […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/government-and-opposition-to-work-together-for-peace-in-mali/
Buhari confirms negotiations with Niger Delta militants taking place
President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that his administration is talking to Niger Delta militants, via oil companies and law-enforcement agencies, to find a lasting solution to the insecurity in the region. Buhari said the government was studying the instruments of the 2009 amnesty programme inherited from the previous administration, with a view to carrying out […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/buhari-confirms-negotiations-with-niger-delta-militants-taking-place/
Boko Haram threat retreating in Cameroon
Human Rights Record in Question 12th – 18th July: Cameroon is reopening its border with Nigeria in the Far North Region, as it considers the threat from Boko Haram is subsiding sufficiently for both countries to resume commercial activities. A spike in suicide attacks over the past year has led to a crackdown by the government […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/boko-haram-threat-retreating-in-cameroon/
Boko Haram Releases Video Threatening Media Houses
Boko Haram has released a video threatening to attack a dozen media houses, for what they consider a misrepresentation of the group’s activity, biased pro-government views and an offensive stance against Islam. The 18-minute long video, released on 8 July, threatens local outlets such as Punch, Daily Sun, Vanguard and The Guardian, but also French RFI […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/boko-haram-releases-video-threatening-media-houses/
Spotlight on Humanitarian Crisis in Lake Chad
AFRICA BRIEF: This week, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported that 200 people had died over the last month in Bama IDP camp in Borno state, Nigeria. Continued
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/africa-brief-20th-27th-june/
Renewed Violence After Latest Boko Haram Raid
AFRICA BRIEF: On Thursday 16 June, Boko Haram fighters killed 18 women who were attending the funeral of a community leader in Kuda village in Adamawa State, Northeast Nigeria. Continued
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/africa-brief/2016/06/africa-brief-13th-19th-june/
