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Ten years after Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls, nearly a third remain missing
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe girls' plight – and such a blatant attack on female education – was condemned around the world -...
Suspected Islamist militants abduct dozens in Nigeria
Semafor via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSemafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Economist, International Crisis Group, and The Wall...
Boko Haram frees 49 women kidnapped in Nigeria's Borno state
Reuters via AOL· 9 months agoForty-nine women kidnapped by Boko Haram earlier in the week near Maiduguri, in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, regained their freedom early on Friday after a state official paid a ransom ...
Niger's coup weakens regional fight against Boko Haram: four reasons why
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNiger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was detained and deposed on 26 July by his military guard under the command of General Abdourahamane Tchiani. The unconstitutional change of government has been ...
Kidnapped Nigerian girls freed, return to Chibok with babies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwo Nigerian women abducted as schoolgirls by a jihadi militant group nine years ago have been...
Suspected Boko Haram kills 15 farmers in northeast Nigeria
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAt least 15 rice farmers were killed and several others feared abducted in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state after suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked three villages, a local farmers' ...
‘I think of them’: Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remembered
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMargret Yama’s phone screensaver is a picture of her cousin, Rifkatu Galang, who is still held by...
Notorious ‘Global Terror’ Boss Escaped in Mass Prison Break, Jail Officials Say
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStringer/AFP via Getty ImagesABUJA, Nigeria—The militants that carried out Tuesday night attack on...
‘If it’s just symbolic, it's going to be a disaster’: Biden’s Africa summit challenge
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden has a tough task ahead of him when he convenes African leaders in Washington,...
Kidnapping now rife in Nigeria, say Chibok girls taken a decade ago
dpa international via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoOne springtime night a decade ago, bearded men wearing flip-flops kidnapped 276 girls from their...