Sub-Saharan Africa
Cameroon
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 10-16Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from October 10 to October 16, 2020. This update also represents violence related t…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: September 26-October 2Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from September 26 to October 2, 2020. This update also represents violence related …
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As Cameroon Crisis Continues, U.S. Officials Struggle to Exert Positive InfluenceOn September 8, U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Ben Cardin, joined by an impressive bipartisan group of cosponsors, introduced a resolution calling for an end to the violence in Cameroon and for inclusiv…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 22-28Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from August 22 to 28, 2020. This update also represents violence related to Boko Ha…
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Africans Should Fight for DACA, TooTareian King is a former intern with CFR's Africa Program and a student at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. She is also the founder of Nolafrique, an e-commerce platform that enab…
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Mass Defection of Boko Haram Fighters in CameroonNigerian Major General Ibrahim Manu Yusuf, commander of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) fighting the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin, announced August 7 that 109 Boko …
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 1-7Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from August 1 to 7, 2020. This update also represents violence related to Boko Hara…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: July 11–17Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from July 11 to 17, 2020. This update also represents violence related to Boko Hara…
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Mixed Results in Evaluation of Multinational Effort Against Boko HaramInternational Crisis Group, a well-regarded NGO, has issued a thoughtful evaluation of the effort by Cameroon, Chad, Nigeria, and Niger to coordinate their military efforts against Boko Haram in the …
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After the Death of Another Journalist, Cameroon Needs Outside Political MediationMaurice Kamto is the leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) and was the main challenger in Cameroon’s 2018 presidential election. He was imprisoned by the government from January to Octobe…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 23–29Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from May 23 to 29, 2020. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 4–10Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from April 4 to 10, 2020. This update also represents violence related to Boko Hara…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 1–7Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from February 1 to 7, 2020. This update also represents violence related to Boko Ha…
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Lessons From the Past on Cameroon’s CrisisHerman J. Cohen is the former assistant secretary of state for African affairs (1989–1993), the former U.S. ambassador to the Gambia and Senegal (1977–80), and was a member of the U.S. Foreign Servic…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 30–December 6Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from November 30 to December 6, 2019. This update also represents violence related …