northern Nigeria

Muslims in Nigeria attend Eid prayers at the Kofar Mata prayer ground in Kano Nigeria, Sunday, May 24, 2020. 

Random rules: Part I

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the role of sharia in northern Nigeria.

Random rules: Part I
A Chadian soldier during a battle against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26th 2015. Gambaru lies on the border with Cameroon.

Nations launch an international campaign against Boko Haram, as it pledges allegiance to ISIS

Nations launch an international campaign against Boko Haram, as it pledges allegiance to ISIS
The #bringbackourgirls campaign continues to resonate globally.  Students from an all-girls Catholic school in Manila wore masks last month in solidarity with the kidnapped African school girls.

Nigerians still hope for a rescue of their kidnapped girls, even as abductions continue

Nigerians still hope for a rescue of their kidnapped girls, even as abductions continue
Nigerian parents

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

Nigeria's kidnapped girls spur public anger, vigils and a Paris summit
Parents of the Nigerian girls abducted by Islamist militants from the village of Chibok , grieve for their daughters

A father pleads for the return of his kidnapped daughter in Nigeria

A father pleads for the return of his kidnapped daughter in Nigeria
Women react during a protest demanding security forces to search harder for 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants.  REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Nigerians demand that their government do something to #BringBackOurGirls

More than 200 teenage girls are still missing after Boko Haram Islamic militants reportedly abducted them two weeks ago. And Nigerians across the country are using protests and social media to demand that the government do something to bring the girls back.

Nigerians demand that their government do something to #BringBackOurGirls

Bombing Attacks in Nigeria

Bombing Attacks in Nigeria

Mining causes lead poisoning disaster in Nigeria

More than 170 lives have been lost to a lead poisoning outbreak linked to informal mining in Nigeria. Now, the global medical community is scrambling to help.

Mining causes lead poisoning disaster in Nigeria