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Muslims in Nigeria attend Eid prayers at the Kofar Mata prayer ground in Kano Nigeria, Sunday, May 24, 2020. 

Random rules: Part I

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the role of sharia in northern Nigeria.

A Chadian soldier during a battle against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26th 2015. Gambaru lies on the border with Cameroon.

Nations launch an international campaign against Boko Haram, as it pledges allegiance to ISIS

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The #bringbackourgirls campaign continues to resonate globally. Students from an all-girls Catholic school in Manila wore masks last month in solidarity with the kidnapped African school girls.

Nigerians still hope for a rescue of their kidnapped girls, even as abductions continue

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Nigerian parents

Nigeria’s kidnapped girls spur public anger, vigils and a Paris summit

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Parents of the Nigerian girls abducted by Islamist militants from the village of Chibok , grieve for their daughters

A father pleads for the return of his kidnapped daughter in Nigeria

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Women react during a protest demanding security forces to search harder for 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Nigerians demand that their government do something to #BringBackOurGirls

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More than 200 teenage girls are still missing after Boko Haram Islamic militants reportedly abducted them two weeks ago. And Nigerians across the country are using protests and social media to demand that the government do something to bring the girls back.

Women react during a protest demanding security forces to search harder for 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Nigerians demand that their government do something to #BringBackOurGirls

Conflict & Justice

More than 200 teenage girls are still missing after Boko Haram Islamic militants reportedly abducted them two weeks ago. And Nigerians across the country are using protests and social media to demand that the government do something to bring the girls back.

Mining causes lead poisoning disaster in Nigeria

Health & Medicine

More than 170 lives have been lost to a lead poisoning outbreak linked to informal mining in Nigeria. Now, the global medical community is scrambling to help.

Bombing Attacks in Nigeria

More than 200 people are now feared to have been killed in a series of bomb attacks and shooting sprees in northern Nigeria. The attacks are believed to be the work of the Islamist group Boko Haram. According to Human Rights Watch, the group has killed nearly 1,000 people over the past three years. Andrew […]