Nigeria: Rising Terror Threats and Shifting Alliances - a Strategic Wake-Up Call for Nigeria

Nigeria: Rising Terror Threats and Shifting Alliances - a Strategic Wake-Up Call for Nigeria

By Brigadier General SK Usman (Rtd)

Rising Terror Threats And Shifting Alliances: A Strategic Wake-Up Call For Nigeria - Daily Trust

By Brigadier General SK Usman (Rtd)  The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, made headlines over the weekend when he linked the recent resurgence of terrorist attacks in Nigeria to the U.S. military’s withdrawal from key bases in Niger and Chad. Speaking during a digital press briefing after the “African Chiefs of Defence Conference” in Kenya, the Marine Corps General declared the Sahel as the new gl…

Rising Terror Threats And Shifting Alliances: A Strategic Wake-up Call For Nigeria - Global Upfront Newspapers

By Brigadier General SK Usman (rtd) mni fnipr fspsp The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, made headlines over the weekend when he linked the recent resurgence of terrorist attacks in Nigeria to the U.S. military’s withdrawal from key bases in Niger and Chad. Speaking during a digital press briefing after the “African Chiefs of Defence Conference” in Kenya, the Marine Corps General declared the Sahe…

Rising terror threats and shifting alliances: A strategic wake up call for Nigeria, By SK Usman

The Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, made headlines over the weekend when he linked the recent resurgence of terrorist attacks in Nigeria to the U.S. military’s withdrawal from key bases in Niger and Chad. Speaking during a digital press briefing after the “African Chiefs of Defence Conference” in Kenya, the Marine Corps General declared the Sahel as the new global epicentre of terrorism, warning …

Growing alliance between jihadis and criminals challenges Nigeria’s approach to end farmer-herder conflict

Over the past two decades, the conflict between crop farmers and herders has been a recurring issue, resulting in significant loss of life, displacement, and economic instability. What started with sticks has now snowballed into unending violence that involves the use of AK-47s and military-grade firearms, causing killings and the displacement of more than two […]