Boko Haram Activity Since the Nigerian Government’s Announcement of the Ceasefire

Africa, Analysis, Boko Haram, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Elections, Violence Against Civilians

On the 17th of October, Hassan Tukur, a senior aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, announced that the Nigerian government had agreed a ceasefire with Boko Haram and secured the release of the 219 girls kidnapped from Chibok earlier this year (Al Jazeera, 18 October). Doubts were immediately cast on the validity of the government’s claim.…

Education and Political Conflict Part 1

Africa, Boko Haram, Civilians At Risk, Current Hotspots, Education, Ethnic Militias, Focus On Militias, Rioting And Protests, Violence Against Civilians

Following the announcement on the 16th October that the Nigerian government had negotiated the release of over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok in Nigeria, the global trend of deliberate and recurrent attacks against schools and education in conflict-affect areas has received renewed attention. In Nigeria from 2012 – 2014, the ACLED dataset recorded an average…