It seems the usual suspects (CIA, MI6) have activated their terrorist proxies again in the region: https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20231101-jihadists-kill-17-people-in-raid-on-remote-village-in-northeast-nigeria
These groups are used to put pressure on the governments of these countries to fall in line with the imperialist agenda else they get even more violence and chaos unleashed on them (like is happening with French backed rebels in Mali).