HARUNA UMAR and KRISTA LARSON / The Associated PressMar 21, 2018
The group Boko Haram brings back nearly all of the 110 girls taken from a boarding school last month, and it leaves a warning: "Don't ever put your daughters in school again." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
HARUNA UMAR and SAM OLUKOYA / The Associated PressFeb 25, 2018
It's feared that the girls will be forced to become brides of the extremists. The abduction follows a 2014 case in which Boko Haram seized 276 young Nigerian females. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Nick Turse / TomDispatchAug 3, 2016
Over the past six years, each incoming commander of the U.S. Africa Command has offered a more dismal and dire assessment of the situation facing the American military there than his predecessor. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 18, 2015
An explosion blamed on the militant group Boko Haram left at least 32 people dead and roughly 80 injured in a fruit and vegetable market in the Nigerian city of Yola. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Chris Hedges / TruthdigJul 27, 2015
To bring justice to Palestine, there are no mechanisms left except BDS — boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMay 30, 2015
The word "gang" has often been associated with groups of poor young men of color. But the recent deadly shootout in Waco, Texas, among five largely white motorcycle clubs has drawn attention to the fact that gangs come in a variety of forms and colors. Fraternities, sports fans and even the police and military bear many of the same hallmarks.The recent deadly shootout in Texas, among five largely white motorcycle clubs, has drawn attention to the fact that gangs come in a variety of forms and colors. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
China Okasi / TruthdigMay 18, 2015
The rescue of hundreds of captives in Nigeria shows that the scale of kidnappings by the terrorist group Boko Haram has been grossly underestimated. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
China Okasi / TruthdigApr 16, 2015
The loss of hundreds of schoolgirls to Boko Haram has shown that in Nigeria, the powerful care nothing about the powerless until an international tragedy embarrasses them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
China Okasi / TruthdigMar 16, 2015
Thanks to the Islamist extremist group, old north-versus-south sentiments now threaten to split the regions that had found solidarity against an incompetent government. The upshot could be more terrorism. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo NewsJan 19, 2015Dig deeper
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