The UN Security Council this week designated the extremist group as an Al-Qaeda-linked Organisation, cementing long-held suspicions of its ties to militants in the global jihadi movement.
But with sanctions designed to cut off overseas funding and support for Boko Haram, which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, there are doubts about what impact they might have on the ground.
But with sanctions designed to cut off overseas funding and support for Boko Haram, which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls last month, there are doubts about what impact they might have on the ground.
