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Hadiza Modu, 40, sits with her newborn at a shelter for the displaced in Banki, Nigeria. Modu fled to Cameroon after a Boko Haram attack and returned to Banki this year. (Jane Hahn/For The Washington Post)


The Story of those Fleeing Boko Haram

The Story of those Fleeing Boko Haram

Banki, Nigeria- The soldiers arrived in the middle of the night, tearing through the village of Nigerian refugees, barging into stick huts where families slept in knots on the floor. For years, those refugees had been on the run from Boko Haram insurgents, finally...
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Oil Drillers David McNew / Getty Images / AFP


Angola’s Oil Boom … and Crisis

Angola’s Oil Boom … and Crisis

Luanda-As the price of oil rose earlier this decade, this capital city did as well. Glass skyscrapers soared above the rubble of a 27-year civil war. American pop stars such as Mariah Carey were flown in to play private concerts. Luanda would become, its government...