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 )
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 )
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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 )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigJan 13, 2015
It seems the 17 dead Parisians are worth more in the mass media's eyes than the estimated 2,000 people killed in the town of Baga, Nigeria, by the terrorist group Boko Haram on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigNov 29, 2014
The most important mosque in north Nigeria's biggest city, Kano, came under attack Friday, just as worshipers were gathering to pray. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 1, 2014
Ebola has officially come to the United States, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is attempting to contain Americans' anxieties along with the spread of the potentially deadly virus. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigAug 13, 2014
Kenya is the next African nation to be put on alert by the World Health Organization, which has categorized the country as a "high-risk" site for a potential Ebola outbreak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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