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Militants targeted Baga town in Borno state on January 3. Unverified reports suggest that this may have been the group's most deadly attack on civilians to date. From Boko Haram…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB196966
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Hosting the CHAN was an attempt by President Paul Biya's government to convince international audiences that it can host the AFCON despite ongoing conflict in the predominantly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259722
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This follows the death of longtime Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau in May at the hands of his rivals in the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Cameroonian authorities…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264474
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Regional councils are one of the last institutions provided for in the 1996 constitution yet to be realised and are also meant to give life to the ‘special status’ granted last…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254705
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Prospects for West Africa in 2019.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240230
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Boko Haram violence affects thousands of people in Nigeria and neighbouring countries. The group appeared to be close to defeat in 2015, but violence has increased in recent…
Zogo had recently exposed details of state corruption, citing incriminating documents implicating prominent political figures, government ministers and Jean-Pierre Amougou…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276044
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Rising African authorianism
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229057
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A 2008 constitutional amendment removing term limits means that Biya can run again in the 2025 presidential election, and despite being 90 years old, he has designated no heir…
Lake Chad humanitarian crisis.