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Christmas: Fear Spreads Among Churches In Northern Nigeria Over Fresh Bomb Attacks

Global UpfrontDec 22, 2024December 22, 20240

Barely three days to Christmas and New Year celebrations, many Christians living in the northern part of the country have expressed fear of terror attacks

Nigeria: U.S. (Full) Country Reports on Terrorism 2023

Global UpfrontDec 13, 2024December 13, 20240

Overview: ISIS-West Africa (ISIS-WA), Boko Haram (BH), and Ansaru continued attacks against Nigerian government and security forces and civilians across the country’s northern and central

Nigeria Ranked 8th In Global Terrorism Index As Sub-Saharan Africa Overtakes Middle East As Most Terrorised Region

Global UpfrontDec 13, 2024December 13, 20240

The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) says that the epicentre of terrorism has shifted from the Middle East to the Central Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa.

Chad’s Break With France: Why It Happened And What It Means For Power Dynamics In The Sahel Region

Global UpfrontDec 12, 2024December 12, 20240

By Ezenwa E. Olumba & Bernard Nwosu For over six decades, Chad was a crucial ally to French and US forces in their counter-insurgency operations

AGF Protests ICC’s “Unfair Probe” Of Nigerian Military, Says Nigeria Demonstrating The Will To Promote Justice, End Terrorism

Global UpfrontDec 2, 2024December 2, 20240

Nigeria at the global stage yesterday says it has demonstrated the will to promote justice and end terrorism among other global crimes. The Attorney General

Can ECOWAS Revive Its Counter-terrorism Efforts?

Global UpfrontDec 2, 2024December 2, 20240

By Sampson Kwarkye, December 2, 2024 In 2019, leaders of West African countries adopted the ambitious 2020-2024 Priority Action Plan to Eradicate Terrorism in the

Terrorism: Finnish Court Sets May 2025 Deadline For Simon Ekpa’s Trial To Begin – Report

Global UpfrontNov 28, 2024November 28, 20240

Leader of the Autopilot militant wing of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the promoter of the Biafra Liberation Army (BLA), Simon Ekpa, who

West Africa’s Terror Threat: Terrorism Is Spreading In West Africa – Foreign And Regional Collaboration Are Needed To Fight The Threat

Global UpfrontNov 27, 2024November 27, 20240

By Olayinka Ajala The United States army has completed its withdrawal from Niger after 11 years of military cooperation with the west African country. This

BGIE, Simon Ekpa’s Donors Guilty Of Terrorism Financing – Lawyers

Global UpfrontNov 24, 2024November 24, 20240

Individuals donating funds to the arrested Biafran agitator and separatist leader and self-declared Prime Minister of Biafra Government In Exile (BGIE), Simon Ekpa, can be

Simon Ekpa Faces Extradition To Nigeria For Terrorism Charges Trial – Defence Headquarters

Global UpfrontNov 21, 2024November 21, 20240

Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, on Thursday said that the arrest of Simon Ekpa, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra Government In