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09Jul/15

Nigerian protesters call for action on Chibok schoolgirls

July 9, 2015WorldAfrica, Amina Ali, Boko, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Chibok, Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Hadiza Bala Mohammed, Hadiza Bala Usman, International relations, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Nigerian Muslims, Nigerian people, Political geography, Politics, president, Religion/Belief, Slavery in Africasmbale

(REUTERS) – Chanting protesters in Nigeria march to the home of President Muhammadu Buhari.

They’re demanding answers from the government on what is being done to rescue some 200 girls kidnapped from a school in the northeastern town of Chibok last year.
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11May/15

After surviving Boko Haram, returnees face hunger in Nigerian towns

May 11, 2015WorldAbdullahi Bashir, Adamawa State, Allah, army, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Child abduction, Geography of Nigeria, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamic terrorism, Madagali, Michika, Mubi, Naomi Gago, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Sambisa forest, States of Nigeria, Yaku Rume, Yobe State, Yola, Yola Nigeriasmbale

Internally displaced people in Nigeria’s northeast have started returning home since the army began clearing large areas from Boko Haram, but thousands could face severe food shortages.
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01May/15

Nigerian army rescues more women and children from Boko Haram

May 1, 2015WarAbuja, Africa, Bauchi State, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Borno State, Cameroon, Chad, Chris Olukolade, Gombe State, Goodluck Jonathan, International relations, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger, Nigeria, Nigeria's military, Nigerian sectarian violence, Political geography, Politics, Sambisa forest, States of Nigeria, War/Conflict, West African offensivesmbale

Nigeria’s military says it has rescued another set of women and children who had been kidnapped by Boko Haram militants and were being detained in Sambisa forest where the Islamist group has been holed up.
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14Apr/15

Amnesty International says abducted women and girls forced to join Boko Haram attacks

April 14, 2015WorldAisha, AMNESTY, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Crime, Crimes, Damaturu attacks, Daniel Eyre, east Nigeria, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamic terrorism, Nigeria, Nigerian sectarian violence, Slavery in Africa, States of Nigeria, War/Conflict, West African offensive, Yobe Statesmbale

Amnesty International says abducted women and girls forced to join Boko Haram attacks; details emerge in new report.
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01Apr/15

Boko Haram uses children as human bombs, commits “horrific abuse” – UN

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Boko Haram Islamist militants are using children as human bombs and targeting women and girls for “horrific abuse”, the United Nations human rights chief says.

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01Apr/15

Boko Haram did not disrupt Nigeria election – UN envoy

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As Nigerians celebrate the victory of opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the just concluded presidential election, the U.N. says the ongoing violent conflict in north-eastern Nigeria by the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency remains a challenge but did not disrupt the elections. In its six-year insurgency, Boko Haram has killed thousands and displaced about 1.5 million people.
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22Mar/15

Africa’s largest country prepares to go to polls amid security threats

March 22, 2015PoliticsAbubakar Shekau, Africa, Anti-Western sentiment, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Cameroon, Chad, Child abduction, Damasak, Decades, Goodluck Jonathan, Iraq, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamic terrorism, January 2012 Nigeria attacks, Muhammadu Buhari, Niger, Nigeria, Nigerian people, Nigerian sectarian violence, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Politics, president, States of Nigeria, Syria, War/Conflict, Yobe Statesmbale

Nigeria prepares to go to the polls amid threats by Sunni militant group Boko Haram to disrupt the March 28 vote.
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08Mar/15

Nigerians react to Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to Islamic State

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Residents in Nigeria’s capital Abuja react to an audio clip released by Boko Haram pledging allegiance to Islamic State

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