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Supporters of Nigerian presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari celebrate his election victory on March 31, 2015. Buhari is the first Nigerian to peacefully oust a sitting president under the country's democratic system.

Goodnight for Goodluck: Nigeria's president concedes election defeat

For the first time in Nigerian history, an incumbent president lost during democratic election. But the real history was made when Goodluck Jonathan conceded to his rival, ensuring that the country will enjoy its first peaceful transition of power and possibly new hope in the fight against Boko Haram

Goodnight for Goodluck: Nigeria's president concedes election defeat
A young boy in Ethiopia cries as he gets a measles vaccination

A Nigerian satirist takes a sobering approach to measles, Ebola

A Nigerian satirist takes a sobering approach to measles, Ebola
Nigeria, not quite as trendy.

Why no 'Je suis Charlie' moment for Boko Haram's victims?

Why no 'Je suis Charlie' moment for Boko Haram's victims?
Beijing pollution

Beijing is bracing for a smoggy, dangerous weekend

Beijing is bracing for a smoggy, dangerous weekend
Hauwa Nkaki, mother of one of more than 200 girls abducted in the remote village of Chibok.

In 100 days since the mass abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls, 11 of the girls' parents have died

In 100 days since the mass abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls, 11 of the girls' parents have died
Malala Yousafzai during trip to Nigeria July 2014

Malala, the girl who survived a Taliban shooting, is in Nigeria to support its kidnapped girls

17-year old Malala Yousafzai was herself a victim of terrorism, when a Taliban hitman tried to kill her for supporting girls' education in Pakistan. Today, she met with Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan and relatives of the kidnapped girls to add her voice, and pressure, to the call of "bring back our girls."

Malala, the girl who survived a Taliban shooting, is in Nigeria to support its kidnapped girls
Nigerian parents

Nigeria's kidnapped girls spur public anger, vigils and a Paris summit

This weekend, there were competing images over whether Nigeria's government is serious about fighting Boko Haram and rescuing the girls who were kidnapped. Nigeria's president cancelled his only planned trip to the scene of the kidnapping, but then attended a summit in Paris where he and neighboring leaders pledged to work together.

Nigeria's kidnapped girls spur public anger, vigils and a Paris summit
Kashim Shettima, the Governor of Borno state in northeast Nigeria, addresses a protest rally by Nigerians demanding the release of the school girls abducted from the remote village of Chibok. U.S. surveillance aircraft are flying over remote areas of nort

Besides hashtags, what can the US do to help Nigeria's kidnapped girls?

There's hashtag activism, and then there's actually figuring out how to rescue the Nigerian girls kidnapped last month by the Boko Haram. The latter is proving difficult and is revealing the limits of American power and the tensions in Washington's relationship with Nigeria.

Besides hashtags, what can the US do to help Nigeria's kidnapped girls?
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A new video appears to show the kidnapped girls from Nigeria

A video released on Monday by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram seems to shows some of the kidnapped girls for the first time. About a 100 of them appear on screen, wearing a full body veil, but with their faces visible. Also on the video, Boko Haram's leader says the girls will remain captive until the government releases some of the group's jailed fighters.

A new video appears to show the kidnapped girls from Nigeria
A protester outside the Nigerian Embassy in London holds a sign as she demonstrates against the kidnapping of school girls in Nigeria three weeks ago. There's been a world-wide outcry about the abductions carried about the Islamist militant group Boko Har

A Nigerian official defends his government's response to the crisis over the kidnapped girls

Demonstrations in front of Nigerian embassies, the ubiquitous #BringBackOurGirls hashtag, and charges that the Nigerian military had advance notice of the Boko Haram attack that ended in the kidnapping of more than 200 girls has the Nigerian government on the defensive.

A Nigerian official defends his government's response to the crisis over the kidnapped girls
People take part in a protest demanding the release of abducted secondary school girls from the remote village of Chibok, Nigeria. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls

In negotiating the return of Nigeria's missing girls, officials first have to find someone to negotiate with

The kidnapping of more than 250 schoolgirls from their villages in the north of Nigeria has brought international attention to Boco Haram, the military group responsible for the abductions. Negotiating to release the girls, however, will become a delicate balance.

In negotiating the return of Nigeria's missing girls, officials first have to find someone to negotiate with
Boko Haram

Many of the girls who escaped Boko Haram in Nigeria are so traumatized they can't even speak

The abduction of nearly 300 girls by an Islamist group called Boko Haram took place just as the South Korea ferry disaster happened — so the Western media ignored it. This is about to change.

Many of the girls who escaped Boko Haram in Nigeria are so traumatized they can't even speak
Nigerian gay rights activist Davis Mac-Iyalla (left) holding a banner at London's 2013 Pride Parade protesting anti gay rights laws. On January 7th, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, which criminalizes gay

It just got even tougher to be gay in Nigeria

Technically, it's been illegal to be gay in Nigeria since the country's independence from Britain in 1960. But the wording was vague and the law was hard to enforce. Now a new law just signed by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan creates an effective dragnet with the ability to arrest any Nigerian who is gay or who supports or advocates on any issues related to homosexuality.

It just got even tougher to be gay in Nigeria
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Remembering Nigerian Musician Fatai Rolling Dollar

A great musician from Nigeria died Wednesday, guitarist Fatai Rolling Dollar. He was known for performing the style known as 'highlife.'

Remembering Nigerian Musician Fatai Rolling Dollar
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American Efforts to Counter China's Growning Influence in Africa

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with former State Department official Todd Moss about Chinese and US investment in Africa as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits the continent this week.

American Efforts to Counter China's Growning Influence in Africa