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December 13, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Kamene Okonjo Held for Ransom

The elderly mother of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is still in the hands of those who kidnapped her on December 9, 2012. According to the Nigerian media, the kidnappers are demanding…

Nigeria's Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala speaks during an interview in Abuja 25/08/2012.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

July 16, 2015

Wars and Conflict
Can the Chibok Girls Be Held Accountable for Boko Haram’s Atrocities?

It has been nearly fifteen months since Boko Haram abducted nearly three hundred girls from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria, sparking the #BringBackOurGirls campaign on Twitter. Since then, rep…

Children rescued from Boko Haram in Sambisa forest react at a clinic at the internally displaced people's camp in Yola, Nigeria, May 2015 (Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters).
Blog Post by Catherine Powell Development Channel

April 11, 2012

Asia
David Cameron to Visit Myanmar

Press reports today and yesterday confirm that British prime minister David Cameron will visit Myanmar on Friday, as part of a tour through Asia. This will make Cameron the first major Western leader…

British prime minister David Cameron walks beside British Ambassador to Indonesia Mark Canning upon his arrival in Jakarta, April 11, 2012.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

February 13, 2012

North Korea
What David Petraeus Should Ask in Myanmar

Last week it was reported that Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus likely would be traveling to Myanmar to meet with senior officials there. His visit would follow that of Secretary o…

U.S. officials announced last week that CIA director David Petraeus may visit Myanmar this year.
Blog Post by Joshua Kurlantzick Asia Unbound

July 16, 2015

Human Rights
Can the Chibok Girls Be Held Accountable for Boko Haram’s Atrocities?

It has been nearly fifteen months since Boko Haram abducted nearly three hundred girls from a secondary school in Chibok, Nigeria, sparking the #BringBackOurGirls campaign on Twitter. Since then, rep…

Children rescued from Boko Haram in Sambisa forest react at a clinic at the internally displaced people's camp in Yola, Nigeria, May 2015 (Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters).
Blog Post by Catherine Powell Women Around the World