concerning crisis situations such as those in Syria, Iraq, the Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria

UNSG Ban praised Cameroon, Nigeria for implementation of ICJ ruling on Bakassi peninsula border dispute Mali Army Chief Pousiougou 21 Nov insisted on need for joint Mali, Algeria, Mauritania and Niger action Niger At least 13 killed in 6 Nov clash between govt troops and armed group including Malian Tuaregs Nigeria Over 150 people killed in series of attacks across Borno and Yobe states 4 Nov in Boko Haram’ Algeria At least 6 suspected Islamists killed 23 Nov by security forces in eastern Ergo Mountains. 5

Witnesses of 2000 Algiers Agreement (Algeria, AU, EU, UN, U.S.) met 22 February in attempt to expedite UN Security Council approved move of small mechanised unit from Liberia to Côte d’Ivoire, though Annan Liberia New President Johnson-Sirleaf inaugurated 7- member Truth and Reconciliation Commission to Nominations to cabinet and other top posts nearly complete: controversy over appointment of Nigerian Nigeria Security deteriorated with upsurge in religious and political violence.

slaves in Iraq and Syria, and Boko Haram’s abduction of hundreds of schoolgirls for forced marriages in Nigeria

GWOZA, Nigeria — In the sprawling city that was Boko Haram’s headquarters, almost every building has band of militant Islamists, the group was able to slaughter and rape with impunity across northeastern Nigeria The military has been accused of conducting its own scorched-earth campaigns across Nigeria’s northeast When Bombe heard that Nigerian troops had reclaimed Gwoza, she came back. In May, Nigeria’s newly elected president, Muhammadu Buhari, will take office.

Islamic University in Khartoum serves as a hub for training Islamists and extremists that operate in Nigeria

Jody Williams from the USA, Tawakkol Karman from Yeman, Shirin Ibadi from Iran, Leymah Gbowee from Liberia

How many dollars did the Nigerian state pay for South Africa’s struggle?