John Campbell, Council of Foreign Relations Zainabu Mala, mother of Kabu, one of the abducted girls, holds a picture of her daughter on April 12, 2019, in Chibok. Audu Ali Marte/AFP via Getty Images. Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] April 2014, Boko Haram kidnapped 276 female students gathered in Chibok to sit for high school examinations. The […]
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Aisha: Boko Haram Huntress | Al Jazeera
Meet the ‘Queen Hunter’ Aisha who catches Boko Haram fighters and searches for kidnapped children in northern Nigeria.
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What next for the millions uprooted by Boko Haram? – photo essay | The Guardian
Over the course of nine years, the Boko Haram insurgency has fractured families and claimed lives across the Lake Chad region, causing untold suffering. Four photographers visited camps run by the Red Cross to document the impact of a conflict that has left 8 million people in dire need.
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Living on Scraps, Boy Who Fled Boko Haram Yearns to Heal the Poor | The New York Times
Usman Lawan, 13, dreams of becoming a doctor while contending with his own hunger and irregular access to water amid Nigeria’s eight-year war against the terrorist group.
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82 released Chibok schoolgirls arrive in Nigerian capital – New York Amsterdam News
LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) — The 82 Chibok schoolgirls released in a swap between terrorist group Boko Haram and the Nigerian government have arrived in the capital city of Abuja, the government said Sunday.
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Three Years Later, Nigerians Still Awaiting Release of Nearly 200 Girls Abducted by Boko Haram – Atlanta Black Star
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians on Friday marked three years since the mass abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram extremists amid anger that government efforts to negotiate their freedom appear to have stalled.
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Child, Bride, Mother: Nigeria – The New York Times
Young women who were captives of Boko Haram speak.
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Nigeria: 400,000 children at risk of famine
After army advance against Boko Haram in the north, many people found on brink of starvation amid humanitarian crises.
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21 of the Missing Chibok Schoolgirls Have Been Released
21 of the missing Chibok schoolgirls have reportedly been freed. The news comes 30 months after 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria.
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Boko Haram Survivors Are Starving To Death As Aid Falls Short
“I have never heard such fear and desperation. This is a new terrible.”
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