World Oct 13 Boko Haram releases 21 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Some 197 are still missing By Harry Zahn
World Aug 15 Boko Haram militants offer to trade kidnapped girls for fighters The Islamic militant group Boko Haram said in a video Sunday that it would free some of the more than 200 schoolgirls who were snatched in eastern Nigeria two years ago, in exchange for the release of its fighters. By Larisa Epatko
World Feb 10 Watch 3:54 As many lose interest in ‘Bring Back Our Girls,’ a few vow not to forget Since world leaders and celebrities showed their support for the “Bring Back Our Girls” campaign last spring, what has become of efforts to find and return the young female mass kidnapping victims of Boko Haram? Jonathan Miller of Independent Television… By PBS News Hour
World Nov 01 Boko Haram leader denies truce, says girls ‘married off’ A man identifying himself as the leader of Boko Haram, contradicted reports of a truce with the Nigerian government, saying instead that the more than 200 girls kidnapped from Chibok, have been married off to the group's fighters. By Carey Reed
World Oct 26 Watch Nigerian schoolgirls remain in captivity despite pledges for release For 10 days now there have been reports from Africa that those hundreds of school girls abducted by Boko Haram extremists last Spring would be released. But the girls remain in captivity. And, another 30 adolescents were reportedly abducted in… By PBS News Hour
Oct 17 Nigerian government and Boko Haram reach cease-fire deal By Ayan Sheikh According to the Associated Press, government spokesman, Mike Omeri told reporters that Boko Haram negotiators “assured that the schoolgirls and all other people in their captivity are all alive and well.”… Continue reading
Oct 11 UN highlights gender inequality on International Day of the Girl By Carey Reed World leaders and the United Nations spotlighted the problem of violence against women around the world during the U.N.'s third International Day of the Girl on Saturday. Continue reading
May 12 Video reportedly shows girls abducted by Boko Haram By News Desk The AFP obtained a video on Monday reportedly showing the Nigerian girls being held by Boko Haram. In the video, Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram demands the release of imprisoned islamic militants in exchange for the release of… Continue reading
May 09 Watch How rescuing the abducted Nigerian girls became an international cause By PBS News Hour Nearly a month since the Islamist group Boko Haram attacked a village in Nigeria and made off with more than 300 girls, that country’s government and military have been criticized for failing to do more. Amnesty International has reported that… Continue watching