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From left: Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.), former Chibok girl and Dickson College student Patience Bulus, Margee Ensign, Dickinson College president, and Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob, visiting international scholar at Dickinson College participate in a discussion on Capitol Hill on April 9. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)
Posted inD Kevin McNeir, International

Boko Haram Survivor Pleads, ‘Do Not Forget Us’

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor April 10, 2019October 31, 2020

Nearly five years ago, 276 Nigerian schoolgirls in the country’s Chibok province, days away from taking their exams, suddenly became captives of the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram after being kidnapped during the night.

Posted inInternational

#BringBackOurGirls: Three Years Later

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer September 27, 2017October 31, 2020
Courtesy of savethechildren.org
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

BASS: Famine in Africa — Will Trump Act?

by WI Guest Author May 3, 2017October 30, 2020
Thousands of residents swarm the streets in protest over the 2017 Congo elections. /Courtesy of aljazeera.com
Posted inAfricaNow, International

AfricaNow: Violence Erupts in Congo Over Election Delay

by Lauren M. Poteat October 20, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inWorld

Have We Forgotten the Kidnapped School Girls in Nigeria?

by NNPAFreddie April 24, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inWorld

After Attacks, Nigeria Bans Moving Vehicles and Animals

by Washington Informer September 24, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inWorld

More Than 100 Killed by Boko Haram Bombings in Nigeria

by Washington Informer September 22, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inWorld

Cameroon Officials Hail Self-Defense Response to Boko Haram

by Washington Informer September 15, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inWorld

Nigeria Bomb Blast Hits Yola Camp for Boko Haram Refugees

by Washington Informer September 11, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inWorld

Official: 9,500 Nigerian Refugees Return from Cameroon

by Washington Informer September 4, 2015October 30, 2020

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