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Explained: Nigeria's Spiralling Kidnapping Crisis
Ten years after the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping, Nigeria is facing a resurgence of mass abductions.
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Boko Haram Homeless Face Housing Crisis As Rains Hit
Thousands of men, women and children made homeless by the Boko Haram insurgency risk disease because of lack of shelter in northeast Nigeria, aid workers said on Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Seen Weakening In Cameroon: International Crisis Group
Boko Haram has dramatically scaled back attacks in Cameroon in recent months, analysts said on Wednesday, suggesting a regional security force is gaining ground against the militants.
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UNICEF says 75,000 Children Could Die In Nigeria Hunger Crisis
Famine-like conditions in the former stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria could kill 75,000 children over the next year if they do not receive aid, the United Nations children's agency said on Thursday.
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Boko Haram Falls Victim To A Food Crisis It Created
After rampaging across the region for years, forcing more than 2 million people to flee their homes and farms, Boko Haram appears to be falling victim to a major food crisis of its own creation.
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Nigeria Warned About Fresh Violence in Oil-Rich South
Nigeria was on Tuesday warned that violence could resume in the oil-producing south, exacerbating pressure on already stretched resources by Boko Haram in the north,and reduced crude revenues.
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Burundi to Take Centre Stage as African Leaders Meet
Leaders meet in Johannesburg today for an African Union summit which will be dominated by the political unrest in Burundi and the migration crisis in the continent.
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Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian City as John Kerry Visits
Nigeria's military fought Boko Haram militants in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday, as US Secretary of State John Kerry jetted in to discuss fears about election-related violence.
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UN Security Council Backs African Countries to Fight Boko Haram
The UN Security Council urged central African countries on Monday to step up plans for a multinational force to fight Boko Haram, in its first overall response to the threat posed by the Nigerian jihadists.
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Nigeria: Huge Numbers of Displaced Creates Crisis
1.6 million Nigerians have abandoned their homes amid attacks by Boko Haram. The massive displacement is creating a humanitarian crisis in Africa's most populous nation.
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UN Expert Urges Talks to End Nigeria Kidnap Crisis
The United Nations' top expert on worldwide human trafficking called for the negotiated release of Nigerian schoolgirls held by Boko Haram rebels, amid worries they might be sold off.
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Explained: Nigeria's Spiralling Kidnapping Crisis
Ten years after the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping, Nigeria is facing a resurgence of mass abductions.
-
Boko Haram Homeless Face Housing Crisis As Rains Hit
Thousands of men, women and children made homeless by the Boko Haram insurgency risk disease because of lack of shelter in northeast Nigeria, aid workers said on Tuesday.
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Boko Haram Seen Weakening In Cameroon: International Crisis Group
Boko Haram has dramatically scaled back attacks in Cameroon in recent months, analysts said on Wednesday, suggesting a regional security force is gaining ground against the militants.
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UNICEF says 75,000 Children Could Die In Nigeria Hunger Crisis
Famine-like conditions in the former stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria could kill 75,000 children over the next year if they do not receive aid, the United Nations children's agency said on Thursday.
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Boko Haram Falls Victim To A Food Crisis It Created
After rampaging across the region for years, forcing more than 2 million people to flee their homes and farms, Boko Haram appears to be falling victim to a major food crisis of its own creation.
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Nigeria Warned About Fresh Violence in Oil-Rich South
Nigeria was on Tuesday warned that violence could resume in the oil-producing south, exacerbating pressure on already stretched resources by Boko Haram in the north,and reduced crude revenues.
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Burundi to Take Centre Stage as African Leaders Meet
Leaders meet in Johannesburg today for an African Union summit which will be dominated by the political unrest in Burundi and the migration crisis in the continent.
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Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian City as John Kerry Visits
Nigeria's military fought Boko Haram militants in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday, as US Secretary of State John Kerry jetted in to discuss fears about election-related violence.
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UN Security Council Backs African Countries to Fight Boko Haram
The UN Security Council urged central African countries on Monday to step up plans for a multinational force to fight Boko Haram, in its first overall response to the threat posed by the Nigerian jihadists.
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Nigeria: Huge Numbers of Displaced Creates Crisis
1.6 million Nigerians have abandoned their homes amid attacks by Boko Haram. The massive displacement is creating a humanitarian crisis in Africa's most populous nation.
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UN Expert Urges Talks to End Nigeria Kidnap Crisis
The United Nations' top expert on worldwide human trafficking called for the negotiated release of Nigerian schoolgirls held by Boko Haram rebels, amid worries they might be sold off.
