Mar 07 Watch 3:48 As military advances in Nigeria, Boko Haram ramps up bombings By PBS News Hour As many as five separate bomb blasts reportedly killed at least 54 people and wounded 143 others in Northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. Suicide bombers targeted several crowded markets and a busy bus station. Michelle Faul, the Associated Press Nigerian bureau… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch 4:01 Former captive brings news about school girls held by Boko Haram By PBS News Hour The militant group Boko Haram has inflicted widespread terror on the Nigerian population, including the abduction of more than 200 school girls in Chibok last year. For the first time, we hear news of their condition. Jonathan Miller of ITN… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 3:54 As many lose interest in ‘Bring Back Our Girls,’ a few vow not to forget By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 4:13 News Wrap: Greek government vows not to drop anti-austerity stance By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 25 Kerry in Nigeria to urge against postelection violence By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is encouraging the main candidates in Nigeria's upcoming presidential vote to accept the results and tamp down potential postelection violence in a country reeling from an al-Qaida linked insurgency. Continue reading
Jan 23 Kerry: Violent extremism is not Islamic By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland — Violent extremists who are killing children and others in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and other parts of the world may cite Islam as a justification, but the West should be careful about calling them Islamic radicals, Secretary of… Continue reading
Jan 22 Ebola epidemic in West Africa appears to be ebbing, WHO reports By Joshua Barajas With fewer than 150 cases reported in the last week, the Ebola outbreak seems to be slowing in the hardest hit West African countries, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 16 Satellite images show devastation after Boko Haram attacks By Margaret Myers Before and after satellite photos of two Nigerian towns show the devastation caused by terrorist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International says. The human rights organization says that the images, released Wednesday, show how recent attacks left more than 3,700 structures… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:26 Why Boko Haram’s reign of terror has been tough to track By PBS News Hour In early January, Boko Haram militants attacked the remote northern Nigerian town of Baga, but it was days before reports of the massacre got out, with estimated death tolls ranging from 150 to 2,000. Gwen Ifill speaks with Nii Akuetteh… Continue watching
Jan 11 Child suicide bombers kill more than 20 in two Nigerian market blasts By Andrew Mach Two young girls strapped with explosives in northeast Nigeria blew themselves up Sunday, killing three other people in the second apparent attack in two days using child suicide bombers. Continue reading