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January 4, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Christmas Violence in Nigeria
Boko Haram-associated violence appears to spike around the major Christian holidays, especially Christmas. The Nigeria Security Tracker (NST) documents this trend in 2011. This year, according to the…
April 15, 2013
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria, Boko Haram, and Terminology
Looking at the insurgency now underway in Northern Nigeria, I think we have a terminology problem. The Nigerian government and the media tend to lump the insurgents together under the single moniker…
March 2, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria Security Tracker: Weekly Update February 21-February 27
Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from February 21, 2015 to February 27, 2015. This update also represents violence …
July 14, 2015
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Resurgence of Nigeria’s Boko Haram
Boko Haram is back, with a vengeance. In the two weeks from June 27 to July 10, Boko Haram killed 434, according to the Nigeria Security Tracker, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa…
May 5, 2014
Sub-Saharan Africa
Abubakar Shekau Claims Boko Haram Kidnapped the Nigerian School Girls
In a video sent to Agence France Press, Boko Haram warlord Abubakar Shekau claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of up to three hundred school girls from a boarding school in northeast Nigeria. U…
