Boko Haram has kidnapped more girls. Here’s what we know. Hilary Matfess - March 8, 2018 [caption id="attachment_70264" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left, Fatima Abdu, 14, Zahra
Locals call Boko Haram ‘slave raiders.’ Here’s what that means, and why it matters. Scott MacEachern - February 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69429" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this undated image taken from
Somalia’s African Union mission has a new exit strategy. But can troops actually leave? Paul Williams - November 30, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66750" align="aligncenter" width="960"] African Union soldiers march along the
The Islamic State is more like a street gang than like other terrorist groups Matthew Phillips and Matthew Valasik - November 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_62026" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A member loyal to the Islamic
Boko Haram vs. al-Shabab: What do we know about their patterns of violence? Wendy Williams, Roudabeh Kishi, Olivia Russell, Joseph Siegle, and Clionadh Raleigh - October 2, 2017 The United Nations proclaimed Oct. 2 as the International Day
No, al-Shabab is not deadlier than Boko Haram. Here are better numbers. Salem Solomon and Casey Frechette - July 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Somali soldiers stand guard at the
Is Ivory Coast seeing a second ‘economic miracle’? Kim Yi Dionne and Abou Bamba - July 14, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60876" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President of the Islamic Development Bank
Here’s what we can learn about Brexit from Boko Haram and Nigerian politics Laura Seay - July 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60672" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Mohammed Ambali is a member of
This is why al-Shabab won’t be going away anytime soon Tricia Bacon - July 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60645" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Students in Nairobi protest an attack
How to understand Boko Haram Laura Seay - June 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60274" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Residents arrange under a white sheet