Terrorism
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 11:39
Last Friday (May 9), the United States dispatched a multi-disciplinary, State Department-led team of experts to Abuja to provide the Government of Nigeria with the specialized advice and expertise it needs to respond to these abductions. DoD has provided four subject matter experts from USAFRICOM headquarters to augment ten DoD personnel already assigned to our embassy in Abuja as part of this interagency team.
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 11:37
One month ago, Boko Haram militants kidnapped more than 250 young girls from their school in an attack so shocking it mobilized the world behind returning these girls to their families. But this latest brutality was not an isolated incident. For years, Boko Haram has terrorized the people of Northern Nigeria through bombings, kidnapping, and sexual violence.
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 11:29
Chairman Coons, Ranking Member Flake, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to update you about U.S. efforts to address the chilling threat that Boko Haram represents to Nigeria, one of our most important partners in sub-Saharan Africa.
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 10:26
President Goodluck Jonathan will no longer visit Chibok on Friday, aides have said.
Friday, May 16, 2014 - 10:22
Deux explosions ont fait au moins dix morts et 80 blessés, vendredi, à Nairobi. En début de semaine, Washington, Londres et Paris avaient mis en garde le Kenya contre de possibles actes terroristes.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 13:54
Can a group whose actions often defy logic be entrusted to hold their end of the bargain? Moreover, does the Nigerian government even have the know-how in bargaining with such an erratic and unpredictable adversary? The answer to both questions is a resounding “yes”.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 13:52
Nigeria’s security forces have such a horrific reputation for random torture and murder that many people do not dare to cooperate with them, even to save the kidnapped girls of Chibok.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 13:16
UK’s package of support to help locate missing Nigerian school girls welcomed by President Jonathan.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 12:57
The Honorable Robert P. Jackson: "It has now been one month since Boko Haram kidnapped more than two hundred girls from the town of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria."