Boko Haram betroffene Gebiete

Boko Haram fighters attacked two villages on outskirts of Maiduguri as well as a camp for internally displaced people.

Deadly clashes between government troops and Shiite Muslims have raised fears that another conflict is about to get out of hand in Nigeria. Civil society is calling on the central government not to repeat past mistakes.

The United Nations welcomed on Friday as an Тimportant milestoneУ the release in Nigeria of 833 children by the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF); a group formed in 2013 to protect communities and support the countryХs security forces against Boko Haram extremists.

For nearly three years the Nigerian government has stuck to its claim that it has Фtechnically defeatedХ Boko Haram. Recently though, the terror group demonstrated its renewed audacity with strikes at hard (military) targets.

Conflict and climate change have plunged the Lake Chad region into one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. An international conference in Berlin aims to raise more support for the millions of people in need of aid.

Boko Haram, the Nigerian jihadist group infamous for its bombings and abductions, is undergoing something of a makeover. A key faction that has the backing of so-called Islamic State has renounced its old blood-soaked ways and is trying instead to win hearts and minds in a new strategic twist to a nine-year insurgency that has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions.

The intensity of the conflict against Boko Haram in CameroonХs Far North has diminished, though the movement still poses a threat and the humanitarian situation remains precarious. Long-term stability hinges on how the government resolves two principal security challenges: first, dealing with former combatants and other Boko Haram members; and, secondly, determining the future of community self-defence, or vigilante, groups.

The ongoing terror threat in Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon has led the governments of the Lake Chad region to enact numerous security restrictions in affected areas. While these restrictions are meant to improve security for all, some affect civilians negatively Р particularly regarding livelihoods.

United Nations Secretary-General Ant—nio Guterres has condemned SaturdayХs attacks in northeastern Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram insurgents targeting Eid al-Fitr celebrations. According to media reports, blasts killed dozens of people in the Damboa Local Government area of Borno State.

People in two of northeastern NigeriaХs six states say militants with ties to Boko Haram are still in control of areas despite the federal governmentХs unwavering stance that it has defeated the Jihadist militant group.