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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Like embarking on a web design project, starting a print project involves gathering the requirements and determining the scope of the project. Its content will dictate which tools you use to design the print file. Is the design comprised exclusively of photographic images? Does it include stylized text? Are you designing a text-only single page flyer? Or are you printing a multipage brochure with columns of text and a variety of images?
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An African Perspective
Kenya orders flood evacuations as it warns dams could spillHeavy rains have caused severe flooding and landslides across Kenya, killing nearly 200 people.'We are still engaged with West African juntas' - USThe US has withdrawn troops from Niger and Chad in the past week, as the regional influence of Russia grows.Nigerian paints nails for three days in world record bidThe 19-year-old technician says she painted 4,000 nails in an attempt to break the world record.Missing South Africa girl: Our children are scaredJoshlin Smith has still not been found after going missing from a South African town in February.Kenya appoints first woman air force headMaj Gen Fatuma Ahmed becomes the first woman to lead any of Kenya's military services.‘What do I do now that my sons have been swept away?’Two of Grishon Waiganjo's sons were swept away in recent flooding in Kenya that has killed hundreds of people.Cas to hear Algerian appeal in Morocco map rowThe Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear an appeal about a map of Morocco on a football shirt which has angered Algerians.Ghana celebrates as looted artefacts put on displaySome of the royal artefacts were stolen by British colonisers during the 19th Century Anglo-Ashanti war.Mining town key to global coltan trade seized - DR Congo rebelsRubaya is DR Congo's main coltan producer, used to make batteries for electric vehicles and phones.Floods maroon tourists in Kenya's Maasai MaraHelicopters are deployed to evacuate tourists and staff trapped in the famous game reserve.Failed UK asylum seeker given £3,000 to go to RwandaThe asylum seeker went to the east Africa country under a scheme separate to the forced returns scheme.Nigeria raises civil servants' pay by up to 35%Nigeria raises salaries for government workers to help them cope with the cost-of-living crisis.'Nature fights back' as Nairobi battles delugeKenya's capital, which sits on a floodplain, has not taken enough measures to mitigate against flooding.Migrants hit by high fees to send money homeSending money across borders, particularly in Africa, can still be expensive.A president declared an emergency over rape. What happened next?Despite Sierra Leone declaring sexual violence a national emergency, perpetrators are rarely punished.Why ice costs more than bread in MaliPeople are grappling with power cuts as well as extreme heat blamed on human-induced climate change.Has South Africa's 'get-out-of-jail' vote lived up to the hype?Thirty years after Nelson Mandela's election and apartheid's end, South Africans reflect on democracy.'African countries can choose whom to partner up with'US General Michael Langley, says that Islamist extremism, transnational crime and climate change continue to be destabilising factors in Africa.Kenya's president defends government flood responseKenya's President William Ruto says that he will deploy 'every resource' to help tackle the flood emergency.Hundreds of thousands grapple with East Africa floodsEast Africa is being pounded by unusually heavy rains linked to a combination of global weather events.Sudan War: 'Tell me how to make it stop'Slam poet Emi Mahmoud wants the world not to forget Sudan, one year into its civil war.Watch: Bus passengers rescued from flood watersThe bus was travelling to Nairobi when it was swept off the road.