At least 20,000 people have fled the town of Marte in northeastern Nigeria following a surge in attacks by Islamist militants, according to Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum.
Marte, near the border with Cameroon, had been resettled four years ago after years under insurgent control, but was recently overrun again by suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters.
The region has seen a rise in militant activity in 2025, raising fears that extremist groups are regaining ground. Over the past 16 years, the insurgency has displaced more than two million people and killed thousands.
I think you posted the thumbnail image instead of the article URL.
Thanks - fixed!
btw, I love the “add custom thumbnail” feature on Tesseract for stories that don’t automatically populate. It helps if I paste it into the right field though!
I thought I was late to the party in adding that, but thanks!
Looks like I need to update my instance. In 0.19.9, the custom thumbnails worked but didn’t federate. Seems like they do again as of 0.19.11.