Tag Archives: Boko Haram

US builds a $100 million African drone base to fight Boko Haram

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The Department of Defense announced on Friday that it is investing $100 million in a drone base located in Agadez, in central Niger. The base will serve as a central surveillance hub in the fight against both Boko Haram and roaming militant groups li...

Garissa University Massacre: Local official’s son named as terrorist

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The massacre at Garissa University College in Kenya involved the slaughter of nearly 150 people and invited questions of why the incident even occurred. And more importantly: were there warnings, and...

Nigeria announces cease-fire with Boko Haram

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According to the New York Times, Islamic extremist group Boko Haram and the Nigerian government have reached a cease-fire and may mark the end of a five-year conflict. The newspaper notes that while...

Lupita Nyong’o is a Name to be Reckoned with

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She is black, bold and beautiful. Lupita Nyong’o not only won an Oscar awhile back, she has now been declared personality of the year. The 2014 MTV African Music Awards got held in South Africa and...

Boko Haram Selling Kidnapped Females

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The head of Boko Haram, the militant Islamist group in Nigeria, threatened to sell at least 200 little girls. This fundamentalist organization had kidnapped these innocent girls from the northeastern...