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How a Nigerian Nurse Abducted by Boko Haram Planned Her Escaped

November 23, 2024Apoorva Mandavilli and Ruth MacleanComments Off on How a Nigerian Nurse Abducted by Boko Haram Planned Her Escaped

After being abducted by an offshoot of Boko Haram in Nigeria six years ago, a Christian nurse describes her daring escape and how faith kept her alive.

World

How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decades

October 27, 2024Ruth Maclean, Ismail Alfa and Fati AbubakarComments Off on How Years of Government Failure Led to Nigeria’s Worst Flood in Decades

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.

World

Floods Kill More Than 1,000 People in West and Central Africa

September 15, 2024September 15, 2024Ruth Maclean and Ismail AlfaComments Off on 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.

World

Thousands of Boko Haram Members Surrendered. They Moved In Next Door.

September 23, 2021Ruth Maclean and Ismail AlfaComments Off on 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.

World

Nigerian Terrorist Leader ‘Dies’ Again. Was This the End of His 9th Life?

May 21, 2021Ruth Maclean and Ismail AlfaComments Off on 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.

World

Nigerian Military in Firefight With Gang That Kidnapped Students

December 12, 2020NYT > World NewsComments Off on 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.

World

They Ordered Her to Be a Suicide Bomber. She Had Another Idea.

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020Dionne Searcey and Laura BoushnakComments Off on 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.

World

Meet the Woman Who Outsmarted Boko Haram

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020NYT > World NewsComments Off on 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.

World

Boko Haram Is Back. With Better Drones.

September 13, 2019DIONNE SEARCEYComments Off on 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.

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