Aug 23 Boko Haram has used 83 children as human bombs so far this year By Synclaire Cruel The radical militant group Boko Haram has already used four times as many child suicide bombers in northeast Nigeria this year than it did in 2016, the United Nations Children’s Fund reported Tuesday. Continue reading
May 07 Dozens of Nigerian school girls freed by Boko Haram By Michael D. Regan Dozens of Nigerian school girls who were released by Boko Haram this weekend years after they were kidnapped met with the country's president on Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch 4:57 A rare glimpse into the brutality of life under Boko Haram By PBS News Hour Last year, the news service Voice of America received a stunning trove of videos from Nigeria: 18 hours of footage recorded by the country's militant group Boko Haram in 2014. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ibrahim Alfa Ahmed of VOA… Continue watching
Jan 30 5 important stories that aren’t getting much attention this week By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry During Week One of Donald Trump's presidency, there was a dizzying array of executive actions. Here are some stories you might've missed. Continue reading
Nov 01 Women fleeing Boko Haram abused by forces meant to protect them, report finds By Alison Thoet The Nigerian president has ordered police and state leaders to investigate claims that government officials and soldiers raped and assaulted refugees fleeing the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. Continue reading
Oct 27 Photos: Nigerian mothers face new nightmare in wake of Boko Haram By Danielle Villasana Boko Haram’s insurgency in northeastern Nigeria has claimed thousands of lives, but the millions of survivors must now contend with hunger. Continue reading
Oct 19 Surviving Boko Haram: Kidnapped girls tell their stories By Larisa Epatko Aisha (not her real name), 17, was living with her mother in Nigeria when Boko Haram took over the town. Continue reading
Oct 17 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton By Joshua Barajas But before you "unplug the internet and just look at cat GIFs," take a moment to catch up on these domestic and international stories that aren't receiving the same amount of air time or column inches as this election. Continue reading
Oct 13 Boko Haram releases 21 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Some 197 are still missing By Harry Zahn The girls’ release was the result of negotiations between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram, brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government, Nigeria said. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: In Afghanistan, roadside bomb causes first U.S. combat death since January By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American soldier died in Afghanistan -- the first U.S. combat death in the country since January. The soldier’s patrol in the Helmand province triggered a roadside bomb that also wounded another U.S. service member… Continue watching