The gangs are “adapting their strategies and further entrenching themselves in the northwest through extortion,” said James Barnett, a researcher specializing in West Africa at the U.S.-based Hudson Institute.
Armed kidnappers abduct 300 students in northwest Nigeria as some lose hope of finding them
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“I fear the junta would gladly use its own people as cannon fodder or human shields, and ECOWAS militaries don’t have a good record when it comes to avoiding collateral damage,” said James Barnett, a researcher specializing in West Africa at Hudson Institute.
Niger's junta isn't backing down, and a regional force prepares to intervene. Here's what to expect
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