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• Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls rescued days after kidnapping

  March 2, 2021 6:09 AM

  LAGOS, Nigeria - As of Monday (March 1), hundreds of schoolgirls that had been kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria just prior to the weekend have finally been rescued, CNN reports. The 279 children were abducted by gunmen who stormed their state-run school in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara State, according... more »

• Boko Haram kills at least seven in Dec. 24 attack against Nigerian village

  December 25, 2020 12:20 PM

  ABUJA, Nigeria - A December 24 attack on a Nigerian village has left at least seven people dead, CNN reports. The raid, led by Boko Haram against an area that was mostly Christian, included kidnappings and the destruction of a local church. Kachallah Usman, secretary of the Chibok... more »

• US special operations forces rescue American held hostage in Africa

  October 31, 2020 9:13 PM

  A Pentagon report says US special operations forces were deployed to northern Nigeria to lead a Saturday, October 31 rescue of an American taken hostage by armed men earlier this week, CNN reports. "U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern... more »