List of Nigeria articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nigeria Is Coming Apart at the Seams
At best, a revitalized Biafran secessionist movement will lead to mass bloodshed. At worst, it will trigger the country's unraveling.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Boko Haram Has Forced 1 Million Children Out of School
Boko Haram militants have forced 1 million children out of school.
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NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 10: Patty Anton, an American who is a practicing Muslim, attends a rally in support of religious freedom on September 10, 2010 in New York, New York. Over a thousand people attended the rally on the eve of September 11 to support American Muslims and to call for the building of the Park 51 Mosque in lower Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Do Muslims Around the World Really Hate the United States?
There’s a lot of anger out there toward America, but in some predominantly Muslim countries the trend lines are improving.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Boko Haram Is Wounded and Dangerous
The terrorist group’s dream of an Islamic caliphate is over. But even on the defensive, the group is as deadly as ever.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Not Just Paris: From Nigeria to Egypt, 10 of 2015’s Worst Terrorist Attacks
A look at some of 2015's deadliest terrorist attacks.
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Anti-Balaka fighters, members of a militia opposed to the Seleka rebel group, pose with weapons and amulets in a village in the Boy-Rabe neighborhood in Bangui on December 14, 2013. France raised alarm on December 13 over worsening violence in the Central African Republic, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged warring Christians and Muslims to stop the bloodshed that has left more than 600 dead in the past week. AFP PHOTO IVAN LIEMAN (Photo credit should read ) ‘One Day, We Will Start a Big War’
Warlords are running roughshod over the U.N. in the Central African Republic. Now the country is rushing into elections that could accelerate the killing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Sends Troops and Drones to Cameroon as Boko Haram Fight Intensifies
The United States' increase in military support to Cameroon comes as Boko Haram intensifies its suicide bombing campaign there.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nigeria Scores Rare Victory Against Boko Haram
A mass surrender in a strategic fishing village indicates Buhari’s counterterrorism might have hope afterall.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Number of Children Displaced by Boko Haram Surpasses 1.4 Million
The number of children displaced by Boko Haram continues to grow despite pledges from government leaders they will stop the group.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 New Nigerian President, Same Old Problems
Muhammadu Buhari talks a good game, but he’s already resurrecting the transactional, ethnic politics of his predecessors.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 France to Nigeria: It’s All One Fight Against Boko Haram and the Islamic State
French President François Hollande announced Monday that the fight against the Islamic State and Boko Haram must be considered part of the same offensive.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nigerian President Owns Five Homes, but Lives a ‘Spartan Lifestyle’
After running on an anti-corruption campaign, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari made his assets public this week.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Malala: Nations Should Spend Money on ‘Books, Not Bombs’
In an event co-hosted by Foreign Policy in Washington, Nobel Peace Prize-winner Malala Yousafzai called on governments to redirect their military spending to schools.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Outspoken Nigerian Envoy to Washington Dies Suddenly
Just days before he was slated to head home, the Nigerian ambassador to Washington died suddenly Thursday.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Ghana, Student’s Radicalization Prompts Fears ISIS Is Infiltrating Universities
Ghana is situated in a turbulent neighborhood, but has managed to stay free from signs of extremist behavior -- until this week, when officials confirmed at least two citizens have joined the Islamic State.
