Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘kidnaps 20’ in Cameroon bus hijacking
February 11, 2015 Suspected militants from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram have hijacked a bus in northern Cameroon, abducting at least 20 people, residents say. Militants reportedly seized a bus carrying market-goers and drove it toward the border with Nigeria. Some reports put the total number kidnapped in Cameroon as high as 30. Boko Haram
How we’ll crush Boko Haram in 6 weeks —Dasuki
February 10, 2015 ABUJA — National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) vowed, yesterday, that Boko Haram will be crushed within six weeks. The terrorists, on their part, opened a new war front in Niger Republic with its leader dismissing the threat from the regional force. Security chiefs had warned that security could not be
How Boko Haram can be defeated
February 6, 2015 The Nigerian military has struggled to have any effect in the face of Boko Haram’s intensifying attacks. But with the right combination of military and non-military, short- and long-term strategies, the Islamist militants can be stopped, as Max Siollun explains. The casualties and suffering that have been caused by the Islamist militant
Till we run ‘out of fuel and bullets’: Jordan’s king vows to crush ISIS
February 5, 2015 Jordan’s King Abdullah, himself a former general, angrily vowed to pursue ISIS until his military runs “out of fuel and bullets,” in a closed door meeting with U.S. lawmakers that followed the release Wednesday of a grisly video showing a captured Jordanian airman being burned alive in a cage by the terrorist
Army says 4,000 Boko Haram fighters negotiate surrender after being surrounded
February 4, 2015 RECENT reports from Borno State indicate that about 6,000 Boko Haram fighters are encircled by soldiers from the Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) around Madagali and Gulak and are negotiating a possible surrender as the noose tightens. Since 2009, Boko Haram has been waging a brutal war against Nigeria in
Modern-Day Slavery–$150 Billion Global Industry, 30 Million in Servitude: Business Must End ‘Forced Labor’ in Supply Chains
February 4, 2015 Modern-day slavery is a $150 Billion global industry and enslaves 29.8 million people world-wide… Modern-day slavery is comparable to slavery in the 18th and 19th centuries but more insidious… Slavery refers to the condition of treating another person(s) as if they are property– something to be bought, sold, traded or even destroyed.
Terrorist groups fuel rise in violent elephant poaching in central Africa
February 4, 2015 Elephant poaching is a on a dangerous and violent rise across central Africa, with some extremist groups even shooting the animals from helicopters and then using chainsaws to rip off their valuable tusks. Reports suggest that at the Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo alone, 131 elephants were slaughtered
Boko Haram crisis: Chad’s troops enter Nigeria
February 4, 2015 Chadian troops have entered Nigeria to join the battle against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Armoured vehicles and infantry crossed a bridge from Cameroon following air strikes and mortar attacks on Boko Haram positions, officials say. Fighting focused on the key north-eastern town of Gamboru, Nigerian security spokesman Mike Omeri said. Chad’s
Boko Haram attack: What happened in Baga?
February 3, 2015 Scores of men, women and children were killed in the Nigerian towns of Baga and Doron Baga on 3 January when Boko Haram militants launched a fierce attack. The exact number of dead remains unknown, but claims vary from 150 to 2,000 people killed. The BBC met survivors at refugee camps in
Heavy Artillery Fire As Boko Haram Militants Attack Maiduguri Again
February 1, 2015 At least ten civilians were killed in Maiduguri early this morning as Boko Haram militants attack the city of Maiduguri with Rocket Propelled Grenades and heavy weapons. Residents told Saharareporters that the militants arrived Maiduguri from three axis, with the largest contingent arriving from Konduga road while two other column of fighters