Nigerian sectarian violence
Nigerians are ‘desperate’ for intervention as Boko Haram steps up its attacks
Over the last few days alone, militant group Boko Haram has launched suicide bomb attacks using children and reportedly killed hundreds in the town of Baga. The violence has many Nigerians demanding the same solidarity that world leaders offered France after the Charlie Hebdo attack.
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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.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.
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.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.