Boko Haram
For decades Saudis exported their austere religious vision as a tool of soft power. But 9/11 exposed the grim effects, and the Saudis cannot control them now even when they try.
Washington has cut military assistance because of human-rights abuses, but that may not help the country’s LGBT people.
Two young aid workers abducted in March were killed to convince the government to pay a ransom. Another, a Christian, is being held as a slave.
When an unflinching video of soldiers shooting two women and two little children went viral, the Cameroon government called it ‘fake news.’ In fact, such atrocities are common.
More than 100 captive young women were just released by the militants, but one, a Christian, remains behind.
It’s impossible to separate the traffic in humans, the traffic in drugs, and the ambitions of Al Qaeda and ISIS. They are all part of the same picture.
After the latest kidnapping, the first reaction of the Nigerian military—as in 2014—was to try to pretend little or nothing had happened. We won’t #bringbackourgirls like this.