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Nigerian priest formerly based in Alaska abducted by Boko Haram in Borno state ambush
A Nigerian Catholic priest who once served in Alaska has been abducted by Boko Haram militants along with other civilians in northeastern Nigeria, the church confirmed. The Rev. Alphonsus Afina, who returned to Nigeria earlier this year after years of service in the U.S., was seized on June 1 near Gwoza, a remote border town…
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Roadside bomb blast claims lives of 8 bus passengers in northeast Nigeria
A roadside bomb, believed to have been planted by Islamic extremists, detonated beneath a passenger...
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Nearly 70 Killed in Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria, Chad
On Saturday, up to 65 people were killed by Islamic militants Boko Haram in Dalori, four kilometers...
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Boko Haram Causes Nearly 1 Million Children To Lose Out on Education
Due to the war Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram is waging against schools, the United Nations...
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Boko Haram’s New Leader Willing To Negotiate Release of Missing Girls?
On Wednesday, Chadian President Idriss Deby announced that Islamic militant group Boko Haram not only has a new leader, but that they are also willing to negotiate the release of the missing girls of Government...
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New War and Old Judgement: The Study of Political Violence in Africa, Part 3
Scholar Christopher K. Johnson introduces and rejects the premise of a New World theory in Part 1 and describes some of the support terrorist group Boko Haram receives on the ground in Part 2. A Need To...
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New War, Old Judgment: The Study of Political Violence in Africa, Part 2
Read Part 1 here, where Face2Face Africa Contributor Christopher Johnson discusses why he rejects the New War theory and how it oversimplifies modern day terrorists, such as Boko Haram. Does Control...
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UPDATE: Boko Haram Reportedly Kills Nearly 2,000 on Friday
According to Amnesty International, Boko Haram has reportedly topped their last killing spree, after they mercilessly attacked children, women, and the elderly in the town of Baga on Friday. The Associated...
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New War, Old Judgment: The Study of Political Violence in Africa, Part 1
The Nigerian separatist group Boko Haram (pictured) is often packaged as something new and exotic in the Western press. It, and other groups like it, are presented as manifestations of what some perceive...
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Nigerians Outraged: Boko Haram Kidnaps About 185 People, Kills 33
Nigerians are once again outraged at the reports of another massacre and kidnapping by Militant group Boko Haram. This time, the insurgents have kidnapped 185 women and children and killed 32 people...
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Parents Have Demands for Upcoming Meeting with President, Boko Haram Leader Mocks #BringBackOurGirls in New Video
After controversy erupted over the group of 12 parents and five students pulling out of a requested meeting with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, the families of Chibok have reportedly accepted to...
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BREAKING: After 8 More Girls Kidnapped, Nigeria Accepts U.S. Offer To Rescue Them
UPDATED 5:13 P.M. EST, 5/6/14: According to Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Dr. Reuben Abati, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan spoke with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...
