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New Atlanticist

Mar 11, 2015

Rights and Wrongs: US Law Hurting Ties, Says Nigerian Official

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Leahy amendment curbs US military aid to foreign troops accused of atrocities A US law that bans the sale of weapons to foreign forces accused of human rights violations is “hindering” cooperation between the United States and Nigeria, even as Abuja wages war against Boko Haram militants, a top Nigerian intelligence official said March 11. […]

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Mar 11, 2015

Update on Security in Nigeria and the Campaign against Boko Haram

By Africa Center

Amid the most hotly-contested elections since Nigeria’s 1999 transition back to civilian rule, the West African country’s military has gone on the offensive against Boko Haram, an Islamist terror group that until very recently controlled a chunk of territory across three northeastern states equivalent to the size of Belgium. A regional military force, catalyzed in […]

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In the News

Mar 11, 2015

AFP Quotes Atlantic Council Event on Boko Haram

By Atlantic Council

Agence France-Presse quotes the Head of Nigeria’s National Intelligence Agency Ayodele Oke on areas Boko Haram still controls in Nigeria from an Atlantic Council event on the security situation in Nigeria and the campaign against Boko Haram:

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Mar 11, 2015

Washington Times Highlights Atlantic Council Event on Boko Haram

By Atlantic Council

Washington Times highlights an Atlantic Council event on Boko Haram and the security situation in Nigeria:

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Mar 11, 2015

Foreign Policy Covers Atlantic Council Event on Boko Haram

By Atlantic Council

Foreign Policy covers an Atlantic Council event on Boko Haram and the security situation in Nigeria:

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Mar 11, 2015

Update on security in Nigeria and the campaign against Boko Haram

By Africa Center

Please join the Africa Center on Wednesday, March 11, for a discussion with Ambassador Ayodele Oke, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He will be joined by Rear Admiral Gabriel E. Okoi, Chief of Defence Intelligence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They will provide an update on the […]

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Mar 10, 2015

Pham: Boko Haram’s Pledge of Allegiance to ISIS: What it Means

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for CNN on why Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to ISIS is not entirely unexpected:

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Mar 10, 2015

Pham: “It’s a Propaganda Victory”

By J. Peter Pham

Agence France-Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why the potential Boko Haram-ISIS alliance is just a propaganda victory for now:

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In the News

Mar 10, 2015

Pham on What a Boko Haram-ISIS Alliance Would Mean

By J. Peter Pham

The Daily Beast quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on what an alliance between Boko Haram and ISIS would look like:

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Mar 10, 2015

Pham on How Boko Haram’s Pledge of Allegiance Affects ISIS’s Strategy

By J. Peter Pham

Newsmax quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance affects ISIS’s expansion strategy:

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