Lagos, May 2, 2025 (AFP) - Understanding Nigeria's new wave of jihadist attacks

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2025-05-02

Nigeria's northeast is facing a brutal resurgence of jihadist attacks, which have killed at least 100 people in April. The state of Borno in particular, where the Boko Haram jihadist group emerged 16 years ago, remains the epicentre of a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 and displaced some two million people in Africa's most populous country. The Lake Chad basin serves as a crucial strategic corridor for jihadist groups, said Kabir Adam......

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