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rnational terrorist movements may pose a further threat to the global polio eradication campaign. In particular, the Sahel countries of Mali, Niger, Mauritania, and Burkina Faso may become vulnerable to similar campaigns, as the influence of Al-Quaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which shares institution
urity and public-health services. For example, 23% of all global polio cases in 2012 were reported in just three Local Government Areas of Nigeria: Katsina and Batsari in Katsina State and Minji bar in Kano State. In Pakistan, two regions of North and South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) account
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
l reports, press articles, and six weeks of field work across 10 states in northern Nigeria. These states include Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi. The field work for this report was carried out by local journalists and interlocutors who could safely and resp
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
nal reports, press artides, and six weeks of field work across 10 states in northern Nigeria. These states include Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Agawa, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi. The field work for this report was carried out by local journalists and interlocutors who could safely and resp
Entities connected to both Mauritania and Katsina

Nigeria
LOCATION
Sudan
LOCATION
Somalia
LOCATION
Robert Gates
PERSON
North
LOCATION
Osama bin Laden
PERSON
Boko Haram
ORGANIZATION
al-Qaeda
ORGANIZATION
David Cameron
PERSON
Donald Trump
PERSON
Bin Laden
PERSON
Joe Biden
PERSON
West Africa
LOCATION
Vienna
LOCATION
Melinda Gates
PERSONCourtney Wild
PERSONEquatorial Guinea
LOCATION
Vicky Ward
PERSON
Amnesty International
ORGANIZATIONthe African Union (AU
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