By Oumar Ongoiba Three months after US and Nigerian forces announced the killing of a senior Islamic State (IS) figure described as the group’s “global No. 2”, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) is once again striking military positions across north-eastern Nigeria. The back-to-back attacks on Gajiram and Mandaragirau in August underline a central challenge … Continue reading Nigeria: Killing Islamic State’s ‘No.2’ fails to stop attacks on military bases