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Explained: Nigeria's Spiralling Kidnapping Crisis
Ten years after the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping, Nigeria is facing a resurgence of mass abductions.
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Boko Haram Homeless Face Housing Crisis As Rains Hit
Thousands of men, women and children made homeless by the Boko Haram insurgency risk disease because of lack of shelter in northeast Nigeria, aid workers said on Tuesday.
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Nigerian State Gets 'Happiness Minister'
It has been ranked among the happiest places in the world despite widespread unrest, political crisis and recession. Now one Nigerian state has a minister in charge of contentment.
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UNICEF says 75,000 Children Could Die In Nigeria Hunger Crisis
Famine-like conditions in the former stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria could kill 75,000 children over the next year if they do not receive aid, the United Nations children's agency said on Thursday.
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Boko Haram Falls Victim To A Food Crisis It Created
After rampaging across the region for years, forcing more than 2 million people to flee their homes and farms, Boko Haram appears to be falling victim to a major food crisis of its own creation.
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Nigeria Warned About Fresh Violence in Oil-Rich South
Nigeria was on Tuesday warned that violence could resume in the oil-producing south, exacerbating pressure on already stretched resources by Boko Haram in the north,and reduced crude revenues.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Handing Over Nation in Crisis: Opposition
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is handing over a country in its worst-ever state, the main opposition said on Sunday, as fuel shortages and economic woes crippled the nation.
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Post-Election Unrest Could Hamper Aid Efforts in Nigeria
Escalating violence in northeast Nigeria in recent months has uprooted hundreds of thousands and led to a "humanitarian crisis", aid agencies said on Thursday, amid fears that post-election unrest could hamper aid efforts.
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Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian City as John Kerry Visits
Nigeria's military fought Boko Haram militants in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday, as US Secretary of State John Kerry jetted in to discuss fears about election-related violence.
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After Turbulent 2014, Next Year May Be No Calmer
From financial crisis in Russia to cyber warfare with North Korea, 2014 has generated new flashpoints right into its final days, setting 2015 up to be just as turbulent.
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Nigeria: Huge Numbers of Displaced Creates Crisis
1.6 million Nigerians have abandoned their homes amid attacks by Boko Haram. The massive displacement is creating a humanitarian crisis in Africa's most populous nation.
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Regional Crisis Talks as Ebola Death Toll Tops 1,500
Ebola-hit nations met for crisis talks on Thursday as the death toll topped 1,500 and the World Health Organization warned that the number of cases could exceed 20,000 before the outbreak is stemmed.
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UN Expert Urges Talks to End Nigeria Kidnap Crisis
The United Nations' top expert on worldwide human trafficking called for the negotiated release of Nigerian schoolgirls held by Boko Haram rebels, amid worries they might be sold off.
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Nigerian Communities in Texas Look Home in Grief
The large Nigerian populations in Texas are seeking to help resolve a crisis in their native country in which nearly 300 girls were kidnapped from a school by Islamic militants and more than 100 others were killed in a marketplace in Borno state.
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Explained: Nigeria's Spiralling Kidnapping Crisis
Ten years after the Chibok schoolgirls' kidnapping, Nigeria is facing a resurgence of mass abductions.
-
Boko Haram Homeless Face Housing Crisis As Rains Hit
Thousands of men, women and children made homeless by the Boko Haram insurgency risk disease because of lack of shelter in northeast Nigeria, aid workers said on Tuesday.
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Nigerian State Gets 'Happiness Minister'
It has been ranked among the happiest places in the world despite widespread unrest, political crisis and recession. Now one Nigerian state has a minister in charge of contentment.
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UNICEF says 75,000 Children Could Die In Nigeria Hunger Crisis
Famine-like conditions in the former stronghold of Boko Haram terrorists in northeast Nigeria could kill 75,000 children over the next year if they do not receive aid, the United Nations children's agency said on Thursday.
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Boko Haram Falls Victim To A Food Crisis It Created
After rampaging across the region for years, forcing more than 2 million people to flee their homes and farms, Boko Haram appears to be falling victim to a major food crisis of its own creation.
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Nigeria Warned About Fresh Violence in Oil-Rich South
Nigeria was on Tuesday warned that violence could resume in the oil-producing south, exacerbating pressure on already stretched resources by Boko Haram in the north,and reduced crude revenues.
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Handing Over Nation in Crisis: Opposition
Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan is handing over a country in its worst-ever state, the main opposition said on Sunday, as fuel shortages and economic woes crippled the nation.
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Post-Election Unrest Could Hamper Aid Efforts in Nigeria
Escalating violence in northeast Nigeria in recent months has uprooted hundreds of thousands and led to a "humanitarian crisis", aid agencies said on Thursday, amid fears that post-election unrest could hamper aid efforts.
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Boko Haram Attacks Nigerian City as John Kerry Visits
Nigeria's military fought Boko Haram militants in the restive northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday, as US Secretary of State John Kerry jetted in to discuss fears about election-related violence.
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After Turbulent 2014, Next Year May Be No Calmer
From financial crisis in Russia to cyber warfare with North Korea, 2014 has generated new flashpoints right into its final days, setting 2015 up to be just as turbulent.
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Nigeria: Huge Numbers of Displaced Creates Crisis
1.6 million Nigerians have abandoned their homes amid attacks by Boko Haram. The massive displacement is creating a humanitarian crisis in Africa's most populous nation.
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Regional Crisis Talks as Ebola Death Toll Tops 1,500
Ebola-hit nations met for crisis talks on Thursday as the death toll topped 1,500 and the World Health Organization warned that the number of cases could exceed 20,000 before the outbreak is stemmed.
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UN Expert Urges Talks to End Nigeria Kidnap Crisis
The United Nations' top expert on worldwide human trafficking called for the negotiated release of Nigerian schoolgirls held by Boko Haram rebels, amid worries they might be sold off.
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Nigerian Communities in Texas Look Home in Grief
The large Nigerian populations in Texas are seeking to help resolve a crisis in their native country in which nearly 300 girls were kidnapped from a school by Islamic militants and more than 100 others were killed in a marketplace in Borno state.
