Nigeria

• 'They said they'd shoot us': Nigerian child recalls how he was taken in mass school abduction - The children at St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community were jolted from their sleep with a loud crash at the school gate. Onyeka Chieme, an elementary school student, waited with bated breath as the loud thuds got nearer.
• Analysis: What is driving the conflict across Nigeria? - Late last October, President Donald Trump designated Nigeria as "a country of particular concern" (CPC) under the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act for "severe violations of religious freedom."
• Nigeria secures release of 100 kidnapped children, reports say - At least 153 students and 12 teachers taken from a Catholic school last month remain in captivity.