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Nigeria: a disaster being revealed
It is the richest and most populous country in Africa, but parts of Nigeria are lurching towards a man-made famine. As the Nigerian army drives out the Islamists of Boko Haram from the north-east of the country, it is uncovering the scale of destruction they have left behind.
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Nigeria election ‘too close to call’
Nigeria’s presidential election is expected to be the closest since the 1999 poll, as the UN says Islamist group Boko Haram has been unable to disrupt the vote.
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Nigerian government accused of ‘impeding democratic process’
The US criticises a decision to delay Nigeria’s general elections amid concerns the elections will be not be safe from attacks by Boko Haram fighters.
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The global spread of jihadi extremism
Quite apart from the gruesome activities IS, the similarly-motivated Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria is spreading terror into neighbouring Cameroon.
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Hopes for captured Nigerian schoolgirls
A group of around 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram could be freed early next week after the Nigerian government agreed a truce with the Islamist group.
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The other side of Nigeria’s war on terror
The Nigerian state could be guilty of war crimes in its hardline crackdown on the brutal Islamist group Boko Haram, according to Channel 4 Dispatches, airing on Monday at 11pm.
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Malala meets schoolgirl campaigners in Nigeria
Pakistani campaigner Malala Yousafzai visits Nigeria to campaign on behalf of the schoolgirls abducted by rebel group, Boko Haram.
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Nigerian government ‘must do better’
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says Nigeria has not done nearly enough to find the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. She discusses the implications with Nigerian government adviser Fatima Akilu.
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#Bringbackourgirls: story so far in under a minute
Terror group Boko Haram kidnap 276 Nigerian schoolgirls, then threaten to sell them. Only a handful have been returned to their families, more than a month later. This is the story so far.
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Nigerian military: ‘We know where missing girls are’
Nigeria’s military says it knows where more than 200 missing schoolgirls, abducted by terrorist group Boko Haram seven weeks ago, are located – but says it will not use force to rescue them.
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‘Cruel and evil’ bombing kills over 100 in Nigeria
Bomb blasts in the Nigerian city of Jos kill at least 118 people in the latest attack appearing to bear the hallmarks of Boko Haram, the Islamist group still holding more than 200 schoolgirls hostage.
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The ‘terror mastermind’ who was educated in Wales
Nigeria is seeking the urgent extradition from Sudan of a Boko Haram terror suspect born and educated – and reportedly radicalised – in Britain, Jonathan Miller reports from Abuja.
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Can Nigeria protect its own people?
The case of the missing schoolgirls in Nigeria has highlighted the country’s failure to protect its own people as it deals with the threat from the violent Islamist group Boko Haram.
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Nigerian government opens ‘window of negotiation’
Nigeria’s government says it will consider negotiating with Boko Haram, the Islamist group which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls a month ago. Jonathan Miller reports from Abujua.
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US deploys manned surveillance planes over Nigeria
The US is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.