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ed in scope and capability, and its membership is believed to have diversified, with anecdotal evidence suggesting that foreign fighters from Chad, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia and Sudan may be in Boko Haram's ranks 57 In recent years, northern Nigeria has also seen the formation of splinter groups emerging
eadership in major organizations such as the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community for West African States!' All of these accomplishments come despite endemic corruption, grinding poverty, and sectarian
nd Burkina Faso, as well as other West African countries and some non-African states. Core countries from the Sahel-Sahara region—including Algeria, Mauritania, Chad, Libya, and Morocco—also attended the Abuja summit. Algeria, Egypt, and Mauritania continued to express reservations about a military interve
nal authorities' request for forces to assist with recovering the occupied territories in northern Mali. Developed by military experts from ECOWAS, the African Union (AU), the European Union, the UN, and other partners, the CONOPs was endorsed by the AU Peace and Security Council on November 13th and will shortly co
ed in scope and capability, and its membership is believed to have diversified, with anecdotal evidence suggesting that foreign fighters from Chad, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia and Sudan may be in Boko Haram's ranks." In recent years, northern Nigeria has also seen the formation of splinter groups emerging f
leadership in major organizations such as the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OK), the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community for West African States." All of these accomplishments come despite endemic corruption, grinding poverty, and sectarian
Entities connected to both Mauritania and the African Union (AU

Nigeria
LOCATION
Sudan
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Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Morocco
LOCATION
Somalia
LOCATION
Barack Obama
PERSON
David Cameron
PERSON
Boko Haram
ORGANIZATION
Algeria
LOCATION
North
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Osama bin Laden
PERSON
Robert Gates
PERSON
Donald Trump
PERSON
Ethiopia
LOCATION
Joe Biden
PERSON
Vienna
LOCATION
West Africa
LOCATIONAbuja
LOCATIONLeon Black
PERSON
Vicky Ward
PERSON