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Chadian, Cameroonian Forces Join New Offensive In Northeast Nigeria

Multinational Joint Task Forces from Chad and Cameroon have arrived in Borno State to support an ongoing offensive against insurgents in Nigeria’s Northeast and Lake Chad Basin. Since 2009, Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad (Boko Haram) and lately, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have waged a bloody insurgency that has led to over 30,000 …

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Chadian Rebel Fighter Appointed Minister In Central African Republic

Hassan Bouba, a former adviser to Central African Republic rebel leader and self-proclaimed general Ali Darrassa, has discretely taken up appointment as Minister of Animal Breeding in the country. The new minister who is of Chadian nationality like his boss Ali Darrassa, is the assistant political coordinator of the Union for Peace in the Central …

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Most Almajiris are not Nigerians, says Ganduje

Most Quranic education school pupils, popularly referred to as “Almajiri”, who roam the streets in the northern part of the country, are not Nigerians, Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, said on Monday.

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Boko Haram’s Heavily Juvenile Fighters Confines Them To The Fringes

A new demographic of teenagers is becoming dominant in the cadres of fighters populating the terror troops in the Lake Chad Basin. Teenage and child soldiers phenomenon has become the new normal in the camps and formations. And the development is seriously impacting the terror group’s strategies and effectiveness, HumAngle has learned. The two major …

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10 Killed In Clashes Between Farmers And Herders In South Chad

A local prosecutor on Sunday said about 10 people lost their lives in fresh fighting between farmers and nomadic herders in Southern Chad, with most of the deaths happening during funeral prayers. The herders claimed to have lost a cow and traced it to a farm, Brahim Ali Kolla, the prosecutor in Moundou, Chad’s second …

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Lake Chad: Airstrikes Target ISWAP Bunker, Concealed Buildings

On August 24, Nigerian Air Force fighter jets and gunships conducted simultaneous bombing and rocket strike runs on Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) buildings and fighters retreating to a bunker. ISWAP and its parent group, Boko Haram, have been waging a decade long insurgency against Nigeria and neighbouring Lake Chad countries of Niger, Chad …

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‘Terrorists Across Sahel Region Now Targeting Aid Workers’

Terrorist groups operating in the Sahel region, which includes Chad, Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Sudan, and a host of other African countries, are deliberating targeting humanitarian workers despite international law safeguards, an expert has observed. Alex Thurston, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati and author of several books on jihadism in Africa, …

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Discord, Nigeria’s Low Commitment Crippling Multinational JTF’s Anti-Terrorism Efforts ㅡ Report

The joint efforts of Lake Chad countries and Benin against the activities terrorists in the region are weakened by the lack of coordination and Nigeria’s poor commitment, the International Crisis Group has noted in a new report. Released on Tuesday, the report documented the achievements and shortcomings of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and …

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Lake Chad: Landmine kills thirteen Chadian Soldiers

Chadian soldiers on patrol in the volatile Lake Chad province encountered landmines buried by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Wednesday. Thirteen soldiers were killed and several injured, According to local news sources. The soldiers were part of a convoy of three army vehicles on patrol in the area. According to AFP One …

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World Bank Approves $385 Million For Electricity Project Between Cameroon And Chad

The World Bank on June 16 approved a 385 million dollar financial package from the International Development Association for the building of an electricity interconnection project between Cameroon and Chad. “The operation approved today is considered by the two countries as a priority project which would permit them to overcome the challenges confronting their respective …

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