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Boko Haram attacks hit school attendance in Borno State
14 May 2013
(IRIN
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Around 15,000 children in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013, according to a Borno State Ministry of Education official who preferred anonymity, as Boko Haram extremists continue a wave of attacks on state schools.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98032/Boko-Haram-attacks-hit-school-attendance-in-Borno-State
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Understanding the causes of violent extremism in West Africa
10 May 2013
(IRIN
),
Academics and government, military and civil society representatives gathered for a conference in the Senegalese capital this week to assess the interplay between development and violent extremism in West Africa, with some participants suggesting that underdevelopment, marginalization and weak governance create a breeding ground for militancy.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98012/Understanding-the-causes-of-violent-extremism-in-West-Africa
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Analysis: The plight of LGBTI asylum seekers, refugees
7 May 2013
(IRIN
),
Refugees and asylum seekers face a host of challenges when crossing borders, but the obstacles are particularly pronounced for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI) persons, say experts.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97989/Analysis-The-plight-of-LGBTI-asylum-seekers-refugees
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Displaced still homeless after clashes in Baga, Nigeria
7 May 2013
(IRIN
),
Thousands of residents of Baga in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, remain displaced for fear of further clashes breaking out between radical Islamist group Boko Haram and troops from the Nigeria-Niger-Chad Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF). A reported 187 people died in the clashes on 16 and 17 April.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97988/Displaced-still-homeless-after-clashes-in-Baga-Nigeria
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Boko Haram threat chokes trade with Cameroon
29 April 2013
(IRIN
),
Tighter security in Cameroon’s Far North Region due to the widening threat posed by Nigeria-based radical Islamist militia Boko Haram is stifling cross-border trade, hurting livelihoods and raising fear among civilians.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97942/Boko-Haram-threat-chokes-trade-with-Cameroon
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Analysis: Roots of polio vaccine suspicion
4 April 2013
(IRIN
),
For years, polio vaccination has faced strong resistance within conservative Islamic communities in northern Nigeria, largely due to a deep distrust of the West, persistent rumours that the vaccine is harmful, and the house-to-house approach taken by immunization campaigners, which many saw as intrusive.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97781/Analysis-Roots-of-polio-vaccine-suspicion
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Vaccine suspicion aggravates measles outbreak in Nigeria
13 March 2013
(IRIN
),
An ongoing measles outbreak, which killed 36 children and infected over 4,000 in northern Nigeria between 16 February and 9 March, has been linked to a drop-off in immunizations due to vaccine shortages in regional health clinics and widespread suspicion of the vaccine, say government health officials.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97636/Vaccine-suspicion-aggravates-measles-outbreak-in-Nigeria
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Analysis: The R-word - Rhetoric versus reality in the Sahel
4 March 2013
(IRIN
),
The annual gearing-up of humanitarian programmes to treat the chronic problems of vulnerable Sahelians is a clear sign that development there is not working. As a result, the Sahel is at the centre of the debate on the need to boost vulnerable people's resilience to shocks.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97590/Analysis-The-R-word-Rhetoric-versus-reality-in-the-Sahel
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African migrants pay high prices to send money home
27 February 2013
(IRIN
),
New data from the World Bank has revealed that African migrants pay more to send money home to their families than any other migrant group in the world.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97557/African-migrants-pay-high-prices-to-send-money-home
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Truce remains elusive in violence-torn Nigeria
22 February 2013
(IRIN
),
The 28 January ceasefire declaration by purported Boko Haram commander Muhammed Abdulazeez Ibn Idris, on behalf of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, led to mixed reactions from security analysts in Nigeria. While some welcomed it as a good step towards peace others dismissed it as a ruse.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97526/Truce-remains-elusive-in-violence-torn-Nigeria
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Timeline of Boko Haram and related violence in Nigeria
22 February 2013
(IRIN
),
Human rights organizations estimate some 3,000 Nigerians have been killed in violence related to militant Islamist group Boko Haram over the past three years. Numerous negotiation attempts have stalled due to distrust on both sides, and the factionalized leadership of the group’s different cells.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97527/Timeline-of-Boko-Haram-and-related-violence-in-Nigeria
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The use and abuse of humanitarian principle
19 February 2013
(IRIN
),
Following the 9/11 attacks and the launch of the Global War on Terror, many humanitarian policy wonks spoke of a new era of heightened aid instrumentalization - that is the use of humanitarian action or rhetoric as a tool to pursue political, security, development, economic, or other non-humanitarian goals, which would muddy humanitarian principles and constrain access to those in need.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97502/The-use-and-abuse-of-humanitarian-principle
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Why the Sahel needs $1.6 billion again this year
19 February 2013
(IRIN
),
The 2013 Sahel Regional Strategy calls for US$1.66 billion to help meet humanitarian needs and build up resilience among vulnerable groups - an identical figure to the 2012 crisis appeal - even though aid agencies estimate the number of Sahelians at risk of going hungry this year has dropped 44 percent to 10.3 million. IRIN spoke to aid agency representatives to find out why the ask has remained constant.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97505/Why-the-Sahel-needs-1-6-billion-again-this-year
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The regional threat posed by Mali’s militants
18 February 2013
(IRIN
),
Militant Islamists fleeing northern Mali under pressure from French forces could undermine security in neighbouring countries from where some of the fighters are believed to hail. They could also attract the support of sympathetic militias in the region, and even target countries with large expatriate communities, analysts say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97494/The-regional-threat-posed-by-Mali-s-militants
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Vaccinator killings set back Nigerian polio eradication drive
15 February 2013
(IRIN
),
Unknown gunmen on mopeds shot dead 10 polio vaccinators last week in separate attacks on two polio clinics in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, capital of a polio-endemic region where concerted global efforts are being made to stamp out the virus by the end of 2013.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97486/Vaccinator-killings-set-back-Nigerian-polio-eradication-drive
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Boko Haram attacks cripple northern Nigeria’s economy
12 February 2013
(IRIN
),
Commercial activities in the northern trade hub of Kano are down by half since 2010 because of the campaign of violence waged by militant group Boko Haram and government efforts to curb it, says the Kano traders’ union.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97462/Boko-Haram-attacks-cripple-northern-Nigeria-s-economy
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Mali a “wake-up call” for drug trafficking, says think tank
5 February 2013
(IRIN
),
At the launch of a Ghana-based Commission on the Impact of Drug-Trafficking on Governance, Security and Development in West Africa, its chair, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, said the situation in Mali should serve as a “wake-up call” to the perils of allowing organized crime to escalate out of control.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97412/Mali-a-wake-up-call-for-drug-trafficking-says-think-tank
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Islamists kill Nigerian soldiers heading to Mali
21 January 2013
(IRIN
),
Two Nigerian soldiers were killed and five others seriously injured in a 19 January attack on a military detachment heading for deployment in Mali, as part of Nigeria's contribution to a UN-sanctioned African intervention force to reclaim northern Mali from Islamists, military officials told IRIN.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97301/Islamists-kill-Nigerian-soldiers-heading-to-Mali
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In Brief: Staples, not export crops, key to tackling Africa’s poverty – report
18 January 2013
(IRIN
),
Africa could reduce its poverty levels faster by focusing more on the production of staples rather than export crops, according to a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97278/In-Brief-Staples-not-export-crops-key-to-tackling-Africa-s-poverty-report
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Slow progress on fake drug war in northern Nigeria
15 January 2013
(IRIN
),
Pharmaceutical drug-sellers in the northern city of Kano are fighting moves by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to close their businesses as it tries to clamp down on counterfeit drug sales in Nigeria.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97249/Slow-progress-on-fake-drug-war-in-northern-Nigeria
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