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December 17, 2020

Nigeria
Amnesty International and Nigerian Civilian Deaths in Military Custody

On December 8, Amnesty stated that at least ten thousand civilians have died in Nigerian military custody since 2011. The report cites Giwa Barracks, a particularly sordid prison in Maiduguri.

A Nigerian man's face is seen with the Amnesty International logo in the backdrop. He is looking up at his forehead, which has a yellow sticker with "brave" written in black text, the same style as Amnesty's logo.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 15, 2020

Local and Traditional Leadership
Nigeria Schoolboy Kidnapping Likely Criminal, Not Boko Haram

The kidnapping of hundreds of schoolboys from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, located in Nigeria's northwestern Katsina state, recalls Boko Haram's 2014 kidnapping of Chibok schoolgirls.

A group of parents are seen gathered outside of a school in northern Nigeria. Many are wearing traditional Islamic dress. Some parents are sitting, others standing.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 3, 2020

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: July 25–31

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from July 25 to 31, 2020.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 14, 2020

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: December 5–11

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from December 5 to December 11, 2020.

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 8, 2020

Peacekeeping
EU Task Force Takuba in Mali

As a jihadi insurgency spreads across the Sahel, European Union countries are responding to France's call for increased troop deployments in the region. A Franco-Estonian elite unit, Task Force Takuba, has arrived in northern Mali and is based near Gao.

Two French soldiers are seen walking through an arid area in Mali. Both are wearing desert camouflage, military equipment, and assault rifles.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition