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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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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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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

March 8, 2015WarAbubakar Shekau, Abuja, Afghanistan, Africa, Baghdadi, Bauchi prison break, Boko alphabet, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Cameroon, Chad, Crime, Damaturu attacks, Decades, Iraq, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamic terrorism, Islamist groups, January 2012 Nigeria attacks, Maitatsine, Middle East, Moses Owupe, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Pakistan, Politics, Sampson, Sharia in Nigeria, States of Nigeria, Syria, War/Conflict, West African offensive, Yobe Statesmbale

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

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