Boko Haram
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U.S. must have stake in Nigerian peace
The United States has a responsibility to act to curtail extremist violence in Nigeria, religious freedom and human rights advocates…
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Nigerian troops rescue hostages used a sex slaves, forced labor
Nearly 150 children and adults enslaved by Boko Haram terrorists for sex and labor have been rescued from a remote…
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1,000 Boko Haram captives freed in ongoing battle
More than 1,000 captives were freed and 50 Boko Haram terrorists killed this week in ongoing fighting in Borno State,…
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Nigerian Christian woman whose husband was killed in attack returns home
Shaforon village in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state is all but deserted. Residents fled to the bigger cities of Numan and…
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101 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram 4 years after Chibok
DAPCHI, Nigeria — As many as 101 Nigerian schoolgirls were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists Feb. 19 and are still…
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Nigerian clergy demand compensation for churches destroyed by Boko Haram
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Religious leaders in Nigeria are renewing and amplifying their call for the government to pay compensation for…
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Child suicide bombings by Boko Haram at all-time high
NORTHEAST NIGERIA — Boko Haram’s abuse of children as suicide bombers is at an all-time high in the Lake Chad…
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Boko Haram kills 83, releases video of 3 captives
BORNO, Nigeria — Boko Haram killed at least 83 civilians and soldiers in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria in…
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Funds shortage forces U.N. to cut emergency food aid for 400,000 in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has had to scale back plans for emergency feeding of…
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82 Chibok girls released; 113 still missing
ABUJA, Nigeria —A group of 82 Chibok schoolgirls freed after more than three years of Boko Haram captivity met with…
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