Niger / France / Mauritania / Afghanistan / Burkina Faso / Iraq / Somalia / Cameroon / Algeria / Libya / Sudan / Mali / United States / Chad / Nigeria / Morocco / /
Event
Person Travel / Person Communication and Meetings / /
Facility
Islamist stronghold / Ibn Taimiyya Masjid / Tel Aviv University / UN headquarters / Boko Haram’s headquarters / Shalem Center / /
Holiday
Christmas Eve / Christmas / /
IndustryTerm
father-in-law / ethnic / nuclear energy / internet video / trans-national ethnic network / electricity production / /
NaturalFeature
Libyan desert / Sahara / /
Organization
Jama’atus Salafiyyatu lida’wa / Yobe State Council / Department of Middle East / Boko Haram / civil society / AQIM / Malian military / Tel Aviv University / Taliban / Touareg / Nigerian federal government / MNLA / All Nigeria People’s Party / Hausa/Djerma-dominated national government in Niamey / Libyan military / Agadez regional council / Nigeria’s Daily Trust / Nigérien government / Department of Middle East and Islamic Studies / United Nations / Islamist / Shalem Center in Jerusalem / /
Person
Brigi Rafini / Tanchum Micha’el Tanchum / al-Qa / Chakib Benmoussa / Iyad / Christian Nigerians / Abdel Malek Droukdel / Chad Basin / al-Qai / Issoufou / Abdelhamid Abu Zeid / Christian Berom / Mohamed Anako / Boula / Ayman al-Zawahiri / Timbuktu / Abubakar Shekau / Bashir Kashara / Hamada / Muammar Qadhafi / Osama / Muhammad Yusuf / Rhissa / Fulani / /
PoliticalEvent
presidential elections / /
Position
current leader / Prime Minister / spokesman / President / Interior Minister / regional vice-chairman / head / cleric / spiritual leader as well as military commander / youth leader / leader / commander / deputy leader / Bauchi state governor / chief / /
Product
Touareg / /
ProvinceOrState
Yobe / Bauchi / /
Region
West Africa / southern Libyan desert / North Africa / Southwestern Chad / northern Mali / the Maghreb / southern Libya / Northern Cameroon / Northeastern Nigeria / Southeastern Niger / southern Nigeria / southern Algeria / northern Nigeria / /
Al-Qa‘ida’s West African Advance: Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Mali’s Touareg, and the Spread of Salafi Jihadism