Charlie Hebdo has antagonised Muslims in West Africa and galvanised opposition to French interests. 06

As the world's media extensively covered the death of 12 members of the French satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, under the fire of religious extremists in Paris, a few voices adamantly complained about the lack of attention given to the Baga massacre led by Boko Haram.

The attack was perpetrated on the same day as the Charlie Hebdo massacre, on the Nigerian-Chad border. It led to the loss of up to 2,000 civilian lives and the abduction of more than 500 women and children. This was disturbingly overshadowed by the shootings in Paris.

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