US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday vowed that Washington will do “everything possible” to help Nigeria deal with Boko Haram militants, following the kidnapping of scores of schoolgirls. “Let me be clear. The kidnapping of hundreds of children…
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CNN talks to children’s rights advocate, Toyin Olakanpo, about the abducted girls in Nigeria and the govt. response.
A car bombing at a bus station on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital killed at least 19 people and injured 80, an official said Friday, just weeks after Boko Haram Islamists attacked the same spot. Duration: 00:46
A copy-cat bombing in Nigeria’s capital that killed 19 people and wounded scores more raised fears on Friday of Boko Haram’s growing strength, just days before Abuja hosts a major world summit. A car bomb at the Nyanya bus station on the outskirts of…
Hundreds of parents in Nigeria, many dressed in red, held a day of desperate protest on Thursday in the town where the kidnapping of scores of schoolgirls by Islamists has left families lurching from fury to despair. The parents began their march outside…
Nigerian protesters marched on parliament Wednesday to demand the government and military do more to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than two weeks ago. Dubbed “a million woman march” and promoted on Twitter under…
Nigerian parents lashed out on Tuesday at the government’s failure to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped two weeks ago by Boko Haram Islamists, as a local leader claimed the hostages had been sold as wives abroad. “May God curse every one of those…
Nigerian soldiers and vigilantes are hunting “around the clock” for the Islamist fighters holding scores of schoolgirls hostage, an official said Monday, as locals claimed the number kidnapped was far higher than first reported. The mass abduction blamed…
Officials say that seven more school girls have escaped from Islamic militants after a mass kidnapping. More from CNN at http://www.cnn.com/ To license this and other CNN/HLN content, visit http://imagesource.cnn.com or e-mail cnn.imagesource@turner…
CNNi talks to Africa analyst Jacob Zenn with the Jamestown Foundation about how Nigeria is handling Boko Haram.