Terror groups have rebounded after past leadership losses, so Lake Chad Basin security forces cannot afford complacency.
Cameroon and Nigeria must take military, administrative and diplomatic action to curb the threat.
Remote, under-resourced bases in border zones have become the group’s softest targets.
The approach of Nigeria’s Borno State shows how to manage more humane, locally grounded reintegration efforts that work.
Better animal waste management and local intelligence can slow the smuggling and manufacture of explosives by violent extremists.
Focusing only on Boko Haram’s ISWAP faction is no longer an option for the region’s security forces.
Can Nigeria harness AI and drones to advance effective landmine clearance strategies?
Children are drawn into dangerous oil theft operations after witnessing the financial benefits that peers and adults gain from this illicit work.
New evidence shows how JAS’ Shiroro cell adopts a flexible approach that tolerates local bandits and their vices.
Governments should harness the potential of informality as a bridge rather than a barrier to building economic resilience.
A decline in piracy has pushed criminals toward hostage-taking, creating a growing ransom economy in the ocean region from Nigeria to Gabon.
Remote and poorly resourced outposts are soft targets for attacks, and a weak point in regional counter-terrorism efforts.
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