Nigeria
The Locals are MMobilising in Northeast Nigeria
A group of government-supported activists patrolled one of the main roads in north-eastern Nigeria on Sunday.
The patrols are carried out on the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway in Borno state.
After jihadists from the Islamic State of West Africa province or ISWAP ambushed a convoy of civilians on Friday afternoon, other fighters from the same organisation opened fire on a military convoy the next day.
Armed with rocket launchers, they took the lives of five soldiers before kidnapping 35 civilians.
Background
Boko Haram and the dissident group ISWAP have killed 36,000 people and displaced approximately 2 million in a 10-year conflict.
ISWAP broke away from Boko Haram six years ago and has become dominant in the region where abductions of locals are on the rise, leading to as yet unsuccessful increased military deployments.
01:00
Congolese armed forces retake control of Uvira after M23 withdrawal
Go to video
Gunmen attack three industrial sites in western Mali, kidnap civilians
01:22
Nigerian youth enter 2026 with hopes of prosperity and stability
01:38
New details emerge over US airstrikes in Nigeria's Northwest
00:55
US airstrikes deepen debate in Nigeria as analysts warn against quick fix
02:00
Mixed reactions in Lagos after US strikes in northwestern Nigeria