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The rifts behind Nigeria's mass kidnap
The 15 Nigerian soldiers were no match for the forces of Boko Haram but backup never arrived.
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Boko Haram still holding 219 girls
Four more kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have escaped but 219 are still missing.
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Nigeria: Military knows where missing girls are
The Nigerian military knows where the abducted girls are, but has ruled out using force to rescue them.
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Israel to help hunt for Nigerian schoolgirls
The team will join a growing international effort to track down the children.
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Nigeria: 5 killed in suicide car bomb
A suicide car bomb has claimed five lives in the nightlife district of north Nigeria's Kano.
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AU called upon to to protect girls in Africa
Naledi Pandor has called on the AU to develop structures to ensure abductions don't happen again.
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Britain’s Boko Haram plan emerges
Britain offered on Saturday to send advisers to help the Nigerian military organise its efforts.
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Pandor pledges support for Nigerian girls
Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has called on South Africa to unite to bring back the girls.
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SA holds vigils for kidnapped schoolgirls
Silent vigils have been held for the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls.
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Finding Nigerian girls ‘unlikely’
Behind the scenes, officials say the international operation is unlikely to deliver success.
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Nigeria rejects Boko Haram's swap proposal
Govt officials initially said they were exploring all options with respect to the swap proposal.
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Boko Haram video being scrutinised
Nigerian military officials say it's too early to draw any conclusions from the footage.
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Boko Haram offers to swap girls for prisoners
Boko Haram has offered to release the abducted schoolgirls in exchange for its members held in detention.
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Video of missing Nigerian girls released
Boko Haram said they would release the schoolgirls in exchange for prisoners.
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Jonathan: We will find kidnapped schoolgirls
Nigerian President says he’s optimistic that with the support from other countries success will be achieved.
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Nigeria kidnapping: More questions asked
A report accuses the Nigerian military of knowing Boko Haram was on its way to kidnap the girls.
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Nigerian girls believed to still be in country
Goodluck Jonathan believes the schoolgirls abducted by militants have not been moved.
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Jolie takes on plight of Nigerian girls
Actress Angelina Jolie used the red carpet to plea for the safe return of the missing schoolgirls.
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SA hosts protest for kidnapped Nigerian girls
Local artists, activists and ordinary South Africans staged a march to the Nigerian consulate.
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Machel’s emotional letter on kidnapped girls
Former president Nelson Mandela’s widow told the schoolgirls’ parents not to lose hope.
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Nigerian leader pledges to free schoolgirls
Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to find more than 200 girls taken by Islamist rebels.