What to Know: Trump Labels Nigeria’s Christian Violence a ‘Genocide’

There are widespread attacks across the country affecting many religious and ethnic groups. Many of them defy a simple explanation.

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At Least 52 Kidnapped From Nigeria School in Second Mass Abduction This Week

Students and teachers were taken captive from a Catholic school in the latest in a wave of such attacks in the country.

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Nigerian Student Describes Hiding From Kidnappers at School

The girl hid in a toilet; another managed to sneak away. Security forces are still trying to rescue the 24 girls who were abducted in northwestern Nigeria.

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Investigating a Recycling Disaster

We went to Nigeria, where recycling plants are extracting lead for use in American and European car batteries — at a terrible human cost.

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How We Linked the Auto Industry to Lead Poisoning in Nigeria

Blood and soil testing confirmed the health consequences. Then we tracked individual shipments to the United States.

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25 Girls Abducted From School in Nigeria

The kidnapping echoed the abduction of the Chibok girls 11 years ago and came as U.S. officials pressed the country to address violence against Christians.

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U.S. Military Draws Up Nigeria Plans, With Limited Options to Quell Violence

American forces are unlikely to be able to end a decades-long insurgency in Africa’s most populous country, despite President Trump’s order, officials said.

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Nigeria Resists Christian ‘Mass Murder’ Claims Amid Trump Threats

Officials have accused the United States of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country’s democracy instead of fomenting division.

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What to Know About Trump’s Threat of Military Action in Nigeria

The president said he would halt all aid and go in “guns-a-blazing” to target militants.

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Trump Threatens Military Action in Nigeria Over Protections for Christians

Accusing Nigeria of not doing enough to protect Christians from violence, President Trump said he had ordered the Pentagon to prepare for action.

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