http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/07/15/the_boko_haram_economy?utm_content=buffer7be58&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Interesting article in Foreign Policy about how the Boko Haram insurgency is fuelled by Nigeria's bleak economic and demographic stats: In Borno State: More than 98% of children aged under 2 are not vaccinated. 83% of young people are illiterate. 48.5% of children do not go to school. Overall more than 60% of [...]
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