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International Crisis Group 1
- Dec 5, 2016
Nigeria: Women and the Boko Haram Insurgency
Boko Haram’s rise and insurgency have dramatically changed the lives of thousands of women and girls, often casting them voluntarily or...
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Dionne Searcey | The New York Times
- Oct 10, 2016
Women, Children and Razor Wire: Inside a Compound for Boko Haram Families
Former wives of Boko Haram commanders in June at a guarded compound in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Credit Jane Hahn for The New York Times...
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Kevin Sieff , the Washington Post
- Apr 14, 2016
Boko Haram: War-torn Nigerian town shows devastating legacy
GWOZA, Nigeria — In the sprawling city that was Boko Haram’s headquarters, almost every building has been bombed or burned or looted....
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Dionne Searcey, The New York Times
- Apr 7, 2016
How Boko Haram Trains Abducted Women and Girls to Be Suicide Bombers
MINAWAO REFUGEE CAMP, Cameroon — Hold the bomb under your armpit to keep it steady, the women and girls were taught. Sever your enemy’s...
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Kevin Sieff, The New York Times
- Apr 3, 2016
Boko Haram Victims: They were freed from rape camps. But their nightmare isn’t over.
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — For months, they were kept in tiny thatched huts in the middle of the forest, waiting with dread each evening for...
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International Crisis Group 1
- Feb 28, 2006
Tracking Conflict World Wide - February 2006
Latest Updates Africa Burundi Prospect of peace talks between Front National de Libération (FNL) rebels and government remained low,...