Onize is WORLD’s Africa reporter and deputy global desk chief. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and earned a journalism degree from Minnesota State University–Moorhead. Onize resides in Abuja, Nigeria.
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Increased assaults on civilians continue as government reintegrates refugees
UNICEF says an estimated 16,000 children remain in armed forces
Nigerian art centers pave the way for art appreciation
Dueling claims of responsibility for police academy attack highlight the country’s problem with multiple radical groups
Attack marks second strike this month on non-Muslims
Release comes amid a significant drop in piracy off the East African coast
Source cites stigma and conversion as possible reasons girls want to stay with captors
Local advocacy group blames the government for failing to protect the community
Jeffrey Woodke is the first American kidnapped from the Western Africa country
Deaths come one week after Nigerian government declared the group unlawful
