Behind the rise of Boko Haram - ecological disaster, oil crisis, spy games | Nafeez Ahmed

Islamist militancy in Nigeria is being strengthened by western and regional fossil fuel interestsThe kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian school girls, and the massacre of as many as 300 civilians in the town of Gamboru Ngala, by the militant al-Qaeda affiliated group, Boko Haram, has shocked the world. But while condemnations have rightly been forthcoming from a whole range of senior figures from celebrities to government officials, less attention has been paid to the roots of the crisis. Continue reading...