Boko Haram
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What new president Bola Tinubu means for Nigeria
feature Many question whether 70-year-old will be able to revive ailing economy, heal divisions and provide security
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Dapchi kidnapping: Nigerian schoolgirls returned by Boko Haram
Speed Read More than 90 of the abducted girls released by militant group after negotiations with government
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Nigeria school kidnapping: more than 100 girls missing in Dapchi
Speed Read President apologises over mistaken claims of rescue following suspected Boko Haram attack
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African counter-terrorism ‘is creating extremists’
Speed Read The UN says a heavy-handed approach by governments is a primary factor pushing people into violent groups
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82 Chibok schoolgirls freed in exchange for five Boko Haram leaders
Speed Read Kidnapped girls released after 'lengthy negotiations' between Nigerian government and radical Islamist group
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Chibok schoolgirl kidnap: Three years on
In Depth After the clamour of #BringBackOurGirls, at least 195 young women are still held hostage by Boko Haram
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Surge in children being used for Boko Haram suicide bombings
Speed Read Militant Islamist group is forcing more and more children to carry out deadly attacks, says new report
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Nigeria famine puts lives of 75,000 children at risk, says UN
Speed Read Millions of people are struggling to cope after Boko Haram laid waste to the north east of the country
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Boko Haram targets geography teachers for assassination
Speed Read New report shows militant group's campaign of terror against Western-style education in Nigeria
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Boko Haram: what is it and how can it be stopped?
In Depth Bombing that bears the hallmarks of the Islamist extremists has killed 32 people in the Nigerian city of Yola
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Countries attacked by Islamic State: from France to Lebanon
In Depth Terrorist group has claimed responsibility for bloodshed on four continents since it formed
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Is Muhammadu Buhari winning the war against Boko Haram?
In Depth Nigerian army frees more women and children held captive by the Islamist group, but the fight is far from over
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Boko Haram: kidnapped schoolgirls 'forced to become militants'
Speed Read Survivors say some of the Chibok girls have been brainwashed into fighting for the Nigerian Islamist group
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Nigeria: can Muhammadu Buhari really defeat Boko Haram?
Speed Read New president vows to succeed where Goodluck Jonathan failed and rid Islamist militants from the north
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