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Sahel Remains Global Terrorism Epicentre As Nigeria Ranks 6th Most Terrorized Nation, 565 Killed In 2024

Global UpfrontMar 6, 2025March 6, 20250

The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) released its 2025 annual report on Wednesday March 5, 2025, ranking Nigeria as the sixth most terrorized country in the

Power Vacuum In West Africa’s Sahel: 3 Ways China Could Fill The Gap As West Exits

Global UpfrontFeb 11, 2025February 11, 20250

By Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi With France fast losing its influence in west Africa’s Sahel region and an unpredictable US president in power, will China fill

Eight Priorities For The African Union In 2025

Global UpfrontFeb 7, 2025February 7, 20250

By International Crisis Group (ICG) What’s new? African heads of state gather for their annual summit on 15-16 February, with several hot wars raging on the

Cameroon Could Do With Some Foreign Help To Solve Anglophone Crisis – But The State Doesn’t Want It

Global UpfrontJan 29, 2025January 29, 20250

By Julius A. Amin What began in late 2016 as a peaceful protest by lawyers and teachers in Cameroon’s North West and South West regions

Fear Grips Taraba Community Over Amazonians Attacks, Arms Deals

Global UpfrontJan 10, 2025January 10, 20250

Recently, troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army / Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke in Taraba State captured four suspected Amazonian rebels involved in arms

Stalemate With Rebels Grips Cameroon’s Anglophone Region

Global UpfrontJan 7, 2025January 7, 20250

By ADF Every February 14 in a remote part of northwestern Cameroon, the people of Ngarbuh village gather to pray around the graves of the

Gunmen From Nigeria Kill 5 Cameroonian Soldiers, MP Says

Global UpfrontJan 7, 2025January 7, 20250

Gunmen from Nigeria have killed at least five Cameroonian soldiers and wounded several others in the village of Bakinjaw on Cameroon’s border with Nigeria, a

Lake Chad Basin: Shift in Boko Haram Tactics Requires Security Forces to Adapt

Global UpfrontNov 6, 2024November 6, 20240

Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby, center, surveys the damage in Barkaram on October 28, 2024, one day after Boko Haram militants attacked the island’s military

Cameroon After Paul Biya: Poverty, Uncertainty And A Precarious Succession Battle

Global UpfrontOct 23, 2024October 23, 20240

By David E Kiwuwa Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa’s oldest Head of State and only one has served longer:

Arrest of Ambazonian Separatist Leader Puts Spotlight on Cameroon’s Anglophone Conflict

Global UpfrontOct 16, 2024October 16, 20240

What happened? On 24 September 2024, Norwegian police arrested a 52-year-old German national of Cameroonian origin, Lucas Ayaba Cho, following a months-long investigation into his