Cameroon is facing multiple armed insurgencies that have killed and displaced thousands. David Miliband, chief executive of the International Red Cross, says he saw “utter devastation” during a recent trip there.
Some of the Chibok girls are getting an education and a new future
Amina Ali Nkeki, one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls, has been found in a forest carrying her 4-month-old daughter. She is the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago and today she met with Nigeria’s president.
Getting the Chibok girls home is one thing. Knowing what to do with them once they get there is another.
Almost 300 girls were kidnapped in 2014 from Chibok, Nigeria, by Islamist group Boko Haram. At least a few of them appear to be alive in a video obtained by CNN, but nobody knows their whereabouts.
Can the US’ new drone base in Cameroon help fight Boko Haram?
Th US is stepping up its game against Boko Haram in central Africa with drone surveillance and intelligence gathering. Airbase 301 is up and running in northern Cameroon.
A teen rescued from Boko Haram captivity still pines for her militant husband
Militants from Boko Haram kidnapped 14-year-old Zara John and married her to a commander. Nigeria’s army rescued her, but the teen still longs to be reunited with her extremist husband.
