Why do child abductions keep happening in Nigeria?
Focus on Africa11 Mars 2024

Why do child abductions keep happening in Nigeria?

Almost three hundred school children have been kidnapped in the past few days in Nigeria's Kaduna State. The recent kidnappings surpasses the abduction of almost two hundred and seventy six Chibok girls, by Boko Haram in 2014. Why do children keep getting abducted? What's going on?

Also how the ongoing Red Sea crisis is affecting Ramadan celebrations in East Africa.

And why are fans of Nigerian Afrobeat star Asake, upset with him?

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