Goodluck Jonathan

The school the Nigerian girls were kidnapped from is in a remote corner of northeast Nigeria. It’s so remote that it takes three days by car to get there. Once you get there, you’ll find yourself in the heartland of Boko Haram. The school the Nigerian girls were kidnapped from is in a remote corner of northeast Nigeria. It’s so remote that it takes three days by car to get there. Once you get there, you’ll find yourself in the heartland of Boko Haram.

Say you’ve got a friend and that friend is in trouble. You offer help but realize that behind the smiles and gratitude, your friend doesn’t seem to know how to put it to use. And you, the helper, realize that you can’t even fully utilize the help you’ve offered because your friend can’t guarantee the minimum conditions necessary for you to deliver it.Say you’ve got a friend and that friend is in trouble. You offer help but realize that behind the smiles and gratitude, your friend doesn’t seem to know how to put it to use. And you, the helper, realize that you can’t even fully utilize the help you’ve offered because your friend can’t guarantee the minimum conditions necessary for you to deliver it.

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.

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.

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.