After a recent dam disaster, Nigerian officials blamed God, climate change and poor people. But experts had warned the dam was at risk well before it collapsed. The officials did nothing.
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Floods Kill More Than 1,000 People in West and Central Africa
Flooding caused by heavy rains has left more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed.
Thousands of Boko Haram Members Surrendered. They Moved In Next Door.
Fighters and family members of a terrorist group in Nigeria have defected in droves since the death of their leader. They’ve been relocated to a city they once terrorized.
Nigerian Terrorist Leader ‘Dies’ Again. Was This the End of His 9th Life?
Abubakar Shekau, the longtime leader of Boko Haram, was reported to have blown himself up on Wednesday night. But he has been falsely reported dead several times before.
Nigerian Military in Firefight With Gang That Kidnapped Students
The country’s president said the kidnappers had been found in a forest, in northwest Katsina state, where a secondary school was attacked Friday, and which has been plagued by violence from outlaw gangs.
They Ordered Her to Be a Suicide Bomber. She Had Another Idea.
Hundreds of women in Nigeria have been recruited by Boko Haram as suicide bombers, but some managed to outsmart the terrorist group. This is one woman’s story.
Meet the Woman Who Outsmarted Boko Haram
Kidnapped and ordered to carry out suicide bombings, Balaraba intentionally botched her missions, buying time before her dramatic rescue.
Boko Haram Is Back. With Better Drones.
After a decade of devastating war with Boko Haram extremists, they are now better armed than ever and have more sophisticated drones than the demoralized Nigerian military.