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An Economic Analysis of Boko Haram’s Activities in the Chad-Cameroon-Nigeria Border Area

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  • TAMBA Isaac

    (Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, University of Yaounde II, Cameroon and Centre for Research on Sustainable Development in Africa (CREDDA))

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Terrorism is fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon with about 25% of attacks committed in developing countries. These attacks devastate societies causing huge economic loss with negative growth effects. Recent attacks suspectively conducted by Boko Haram in the north of Nigeria and along its border with Cameroon and Chad are already inflicting damage to local economies with a general drop in savings, investment, trade and a strain on domestic budgets. Poverty and exclusion generate dissidents and reactionary groups activities such as Boko Haram. But, the historical background permits to understand the emergency and the development of some of them. Tackling the Boko Haram threat requires a concerted multinational approach with a key socioeconomic component that incorporates the fact that conflict thrives better in circumstances of poverty and inequality.

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  • TAMBA Isaac, 2015. "An Economic Analysis of Boko Haram’s Activities in the Chad-Cameroon-Nigeria Border Area," Journal of Economic and Financial Studies (JEFS), LAR Center Press, vol. 3(1), pages 28-34, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:lrc:lareco:v:3:y:2015:i:1:p:28-34
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