Violence roiling Nigeria extends beyond religious lines, amid a deepening humanitarian crisis

© UNICEF Niger/Islamane Abdou Aid is distributed to displaced families who fled violence in Nigeria and have settled in Niger.

This article is published in association with United Nations. When the United States ordered airstrikes on Christmas Day against Islamist militants in northern Nigeria, officials in Washington said the action was aimed at protecting Christians facing threats of violence.  The strikes thrust Nigeria’s long-running sectarian bloodshed into the global spotlight – and revived claims that a […]

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