US ‘touched a nerve’ in security dealings with Niger, opening door to ‘transactional’ Russia as Sahel violence spirals.
In 2014, Rabiat and 275 other schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram in the town of Chibok. Dozens are still missing.
Ten years since the armed group Boko Haram kidnapped nearly 300 school girls, kidnappings are still a recurring problem.
Nigeria, with one of the strongest armies in the region, battles to tackle insecurity putting vulnerable groups at risk.
Children who were kidnapped in two separate abductions in northern Nigeria have been freed.
About 300 schoolchildren are missing after the latest mass kidnapping in Nigeria.
Reuters reported in December that the Nigerian military ran a secret abortion programme in its fight against Boko Haram.
Nigeria’s government denounced a Reuters report of clandestine abortion scheme as a ‘body of insults’ against Nigerians.
The army programme allegedly involved terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies among women and girls Boko Haram abducted.
Reuters report said at least 10,000 pregnancies were forcefully terminated mostly without consent, in northeast Nigeria.
Presidency says at least 10 soldiers killed, but media reports suggest the number may be much higher.
An army spokesman for Nigeria’s counterinsurgency operations, said investigations are under way into the matter.
Over 1.3 million children under 5 are likely suffering acute malnourishment in northeast Nigeria, according to the UN.
Millions of people affected by Boko Haram’s armed campaign are in need of urgent humanitarian aid.
