In 2014, after the kidnapping of 200 school children in the North East of Nigeria, many people became aware and sympathetic to the nightmare that was slowly and surreptitiously creeping in to Nigeria in the form of extreme religious fundamentalism called Boko Haram. It is imperative to explicitly make this point absolutely succinct - there are religious fundamentalist in all the major religious denominations or groupings
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An African Perspective
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So what is his next move?Hoops and rhymes boosting Africa's creative economyThe Basketball Africa League is is leveraging the power of entertainment to help grow the game on the continent and boost Africa's creative economy.Watch: Might the next pope come from Africa?The Archbishop of Abuja in Nigeria speaks to the BBC about how the next pontiff could be selected.Rare footage from Sudanese city under siegeEl-Fasher residents Mostafa, Hafiza and Manahel film as their home city comes under fire in Sudan's civil war.Dozens dead in floods in DR Congo capitalDesperate residents have been fleeing floodwaters by wading or paddling to safety in homemade canoes.'What I learned from a failed travel world record attempt'Nigerian vlogger Alma Asinobi on failed Guinness World Record attemptMeet the football grannies of AfricaTeams from across the continent, created to boost the health of older women, face off in a tournament.'I don't want it to die': The teen black pioneer preserving cavalry sportMakhosazana Dlomo is South Africa's only black participant in the traditional cavalry sport of tent pegging.