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Africa: AU Chair – Muslims Were Earliest Victims of Boko Haram Insurgents in Nigeria

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago03 mins

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Youssouf, has said there is no evidence of targeted killings of Christians in northern Nigeria, insisting that the security situation in the region cannot be characterised as genocide. Speaking with journalists at the United Nations headquarters in New York, Youssouf said current narratives describing events in…

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Africa: Focusing On M23 Allows ADF Insurgents to Expand in Eastern DR Congo

eriinfo.com2 months ago011 mins

The Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces has exploited security vacuums and tapped into conflict economies. The capture of Goma and Bukavu early this year by the March 23 Movement (M23)/Alliance Fleuve Congo has drawn sustained national, regional and international attention. It has strained the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) already weak national army, creating…