The Islamic State decided to announce a new leader for the Nigerian militant group, Boko Haram! They named Abu Barnawi as its new leader but no one knows what has become of the former, Abubakar Shekau. Boko Haram pledged alliance to ISIS back in 2015 that saw their attacks scale new heights.
ISIS names new Boko Haram leader [The Morning Call]
Robert Kodingo and Hannane Ferdjani interview Martin Ewi, a security scholar and counter terrorism expert with the South African based Institute of Security Studies on this.