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Regional DIY to counter Boko Haram

Boko Haram seems to be unstoppable in its ongoing destabilisation of north-eastern Nigeria. After the devastating attack in Baga on January 7, in which 2000 people lost their lives, the violent Islamist movement led by Abubakar Shekau – which is [...] (597 words)

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