- Border issues and worsening insecurity across Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, and Benin are driving arms trafficking and surveillance deficits.
- Transnational banditry and cross-border groups are operating across the porous borders of Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon.
- Cross-border banditry and kidnapping are impacting regional security and the economy involving Nigeria, Zamfara, and Niger.
Porous borders between Niger and Nigeria facilitate arms smuggling, leading to a declared no-fly zone over Zamfara State.
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What happened
Porous borders between Niger and Nigeria facilitate arms smuggling, leading to a declared no-fly zone over Zamfara State.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Niger
sovereign state in western Africa
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Nigeria
sovereign state in West Africa
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Zamfara State
a northern state in Nigeria