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In 100 days since the mass abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls, 11 of the girls’ parents have died
It’s been 100 days since the militant group Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian school girls. Since the abductions, at least 11 of the girls’ parents have died. President Goodluck Jonathan met today with some of the surviving parents,as Nigerian journalist Chude Jideonwo explains
In 100 days since the mass abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls, 11 of the girls’ parents have died
It’s been 100 days since the militant group Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 Nigerian school girls. Since the abductions, at least 11 of the girls’ parents have died. President Goodluck Jonathan met today with some of the surviving parents,as Nigerian journalist Chude Jideonwo explains
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.”
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.”
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.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.
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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.