Drawing comparisons between Boko Haram and al-Shabaab can be beneficial for analysis of these groups and their activities, but caution should be given to over-simplifying their respective origins, objectives and relationships with each other and with other international terror groups.

Drawing comparisons between Boko Haram and al-Shabaab can be beneficial for analysis of these groups and their activities, but caution should be given to over-simplifying their respective origins, objectives and relationships with each other and with other international terror groups.

Drawing comparisons between Boko Haram and al-Shabaab can be beneficial for analysis of these groups and their activities, but caution should be given to over-simplifying their respective origins, objectives and relationships with each other and with other international terror groups.

Drawing comparisons between Boko Haram and al-Shabaab can be beneficial for analysis of these groups and their activities, but caution should be given to over-simplifying their respective origins, objectives and relationships with each other and with other international terror groups.

The Nigerian military's victory over Boko Haram at Konduga in September 2014 marked a potential change in the flow of the ongoing conflict in north-eastern Nigeria, highlighted by the announcement of a tentative ceasefire on 16 October. However, that ceasefire announcement appears to lack any substance, and the Konduga defeat has not ended the insurgency.

The Nigerian military's victory over Boko Haram at Konduga in September 2014 marked a potential change in the flow of the ongoing conflict in north-eastern Nigeria, highlighted by the announcement of a tentative ceasefire on 16 October. However, that ceasefire announcement appears to lack any substance, and the Konduga defeat has not ended the insurgency.

The Nigerian military's victory over Boko Haram at Konduga in September 2014 marked a potential change in the flow of the ongoing conflict in north-eastern Nigeria, highlighted by the announcement of a tentative ceasefire on 16 October. However, that ceasefire announcement appears to lack any substance, and the Konduga defeat has not ended the insurgency.

The Nigerian military's victory over Boko Haram at Konduga in September 2014 marked a potential change in the flow of the ongoing conflict in north-eastern Nigeria, highlighted by the announcement of a tentative ceasefire on 16 October. However, that ceasefire announcement appears to lack any substance, and the Konduga defeat has not ended the insurgency.

Despite the justified causes for the social unrest that led to the popular uprising that resulted in the ousting of long-time strongman Blaise Compaoré, Burkina Faso saw a subsequent loss of civilian governance and the suspension of the constitution. However, tangible progress toward a truly democratic country has been made.

Despite the justified causes for the social unrest that led to the popular uprising that resulted in the ousting of long-time strongman Blaise Compaoré, Burkina Faso saw a subsequent loss of civilian governance and the suspension of the constitution. However, tangible progress toward a truly democratic country has been made.

Despite the justified causes for the social unrest that led to the popular uprising that resulted in the ousting of long-time strongman Blaise Compaoré, Burkina Faso saw a subsequent loss of civilian governance and the suspension of the constitution. However, tangible progress toward a truly democratic country has been made.

Despite the justified causes for the social unrest that led to the popular uprising that resulted in the ousting of long-time strongman Blaise Compaoré, Burkina Faso saw a subsequent loss of civilian governance and the suspension of the constitution. However, tangible progress toward a truly democratic country has been made.