Podcasts about Boko Haram

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors This week, from 2020: Aisha Wakil knew many of Boko Haram's fighters as children. Now she uses those ties to broker peace deals, mediate hostage negotiations and convince militants to put down their weapons – but as the violence escalates, her task is becoming impossible. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The Diocese of Enugu in Nigeria has expressed its gratitude to God and the faithful following the release of Father Marcellinus Obioma Okide, who had been abducted on September 17. Father Wilfred Chidi Agubuchie, the chancellor of the Enugu Diocese, said: “We are glad to inform you that our brother and priest, Father Marcellinus Obioma Okide, has been released from the den of the kidnappers.” Nigeria has been experiencing insecurity since 2009 when Boko Haram insurgency began with the aim of turning the country into an Islamic state. Since then, the group, one of largest Islamist groups in Africa, has been orchestrating indiscriminate terrorist attacks on various targets, including religious and political groups as well as civilians. The case of Okide is the latest in a series of kidnappings and murders in Africa's most populous nation involving members of the clergy, seminarians, and other Christians. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255468/abducted-priest-in-nigeria-released-diocese-grateful The Diocese of Rome on Monday said it is anticipating thousands of pilgrims in attendance at an ecumenical prayer vigil at the Vatican later this week, with the event scheduled ahead of the start of the historic synod taking place in Rome in October. The diocese said in a press release that “approximately 3,000 people” are expected to attend the event “Together — Gathering of the People of God” being hosted in that city over Friday and Saturday. The prayer service is occurring just days before the launch of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place in Rome over the course of October. The vigil “will be an opportunity to entrust the work of the [synod] to the Holy Spirit,” the diocese said. Hundreds of visitors are expected from numerous countries including France, Hungary, Vietnam, and the United States. Nearly 500 are projected to come from Poland alone. The overall synod itself — dubbed the “synod on synodality” due to its focus on synodality, or collaboration and participation among the Catholic faithful in the furtherance of the Church's mission — is occurring over the course of several years. Next month's gathering of bishops is the first of two major assemblies, with the second planned for October of next year. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255464/diocese-of-rome-says-thousands-expected-at-vatican-for-ecumenical-prayer-vigil-ahead-of-synod California's attorney general, Rob Bonta, sued five pro-life pregnancy centers September 21 over their promotion of a drug that is meant to reverse chemical abortions. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255466/california-ag-sues-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-over-abortion-pill-reversal-drug Today, the Church celebrates Saints Cosmas and Damian, twins born to Christian parents in Arabia, in the third century. They lived in the region around the border between modern day Turkey and Syria. They were physicians who were renowned for their skill as well as their refusal to charge for their services. Their charity and Christian witness won many converts to the faith and earned them a place of prominence in the Christian communites of Asia Minor. They were both martyred by beheading. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-cosmas-and-damian-606

Listen to the Sun. Sept. 3, 2023 special edition of the Pan-African Journal: Worldwide Radio Broadcast hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our PANW report with dispatches on the mass rally held in Niamey, Niger demanding the withdrawal of French troops; there have been accusations that France is involved in supporting the Boko Haram insurgency in northern Nigeria; Tunisia has placed a leading opposition figure under house arrest; and Eritreans are being threatened with deportation from the State of Israel after clashes inside the country. In the second hour we examine developments in Gabon, Niger and Zimbabwe. Finally, in honor of the 44th Detroit Jazz Festival, we will listen to the second part of an interview with legendary musician Horace Silver.

C dans l'air du 1er septembre - Afrique : la France doit-elle partir ? LES EXPERTS : - NICOLAS NORMAND - Ancien ambassadeur de France au Mali, Congo et Sénégal - ANNA SYLVESTRE-TREINER - Rédactrice en chef du Monde Afrique - ANNE NIVAT - Grand reporter au magazine Le Point - WASSIM NASR - Journaliste spécialiste des mouvements djihadistes à France 24 C'est une multitude de putschs qui frappe actuellement la région du Sahel, en Afrique. Après Abourahame Tiani qui a éjecté du pouvoir le président nigérien Mohamed Bazoum il y a un mois, c'est au tour du général Oligui Nguema de renverser le président gabonais Ali Bongo, après 56 ans de règne. Si la France n'a pour l'instant pas cédé à la pression de Niamey et laissé son ambassadeur en poste dans la capitale nigérienne, c'est bien la présence militaire française au Sahel, qui est remise en cause depuis plusieurs semaines. Une idée qui ne manque pas d'agacer Emmanuel Macron. « On vit chez les fous », s'est emporté le président français lors de la conférence des ambassadeurs qui s'est tenue en début de semaine. « Si la France n'était pas intervenue, si Serval, puis Barkhane n'avaient pas été décidées, nous ne parlerions plus aujourd'hui, ni de Mali, ni de Burkina Faso, ni de Niger. Ces États n'existeraient plus aujourd'hui dans leurs limites territoriales. » Depuis plusieurs années, les groupes terroristes ont considérablement renforcé leur présence au Sahel, de l'Etat islamique à Boko Haram en passant par le Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans. Autant de menaces directes pour la population, mais aussi pour la France qui dispose de nombreux intérêts économiques dans la région. Au Gabon, TotalEnergies exploite des gisements de pétrole tandis que la société Eramet extrait, transforme et exporte le manganèse. D'où le maintien sur place de 400 militaires français. Alors que le président de la transition, Oligui Nguema doit prêter serment ce lundi, va-t-il remettre en question les intérêts de la France au Gabon ? Une chose est sûre, ce nouveau coup d'État confirme l'instabilité politique de l'Afrique francophone, qui a connu 8 putschs ou tentatives de putschs en seulement 3 ans. Chez les voisins du Gabon, on observe avec attention la chute d'Ali Bongo. Élu sept fois, au pouvoir depuis 40 ans, le président camerounais Paul Biya pourrait-il subir le même sort ? C'est ce que craignent certains experts de l'Afrique subsaharienne. « Ne dure pas au pouvoir qui veut, mais qui peut », avait-il lancé en 2015 lors d'une visite de François Hollande. Là encore, la présence française est contestée, notamment par la Russie dont la société paramilitaire Wagner a renouvelé des accords de défense avec Yaoundé en avril 2022, et surtout par les djihadistes de Boko Haram qui restent très actifs dans le nord. La menace terroriste a d'ailleurs frappé une fois de plus ce 29 août, en Irak cette fois. Le sergent Nicolas Mazier, membre des forces spéciales, a été tué lors d'une attaque terroriste à une centaine de kilomètres au nord de Bagdad. Quatre autres militaires français ont été blessés lors de cette embuscade qui a été conduite par le groupe État islamique. C'est la première mort en combat depuis janvier 2022 pour les forces tricolores. Près de 600 militaires français sont engagés dans la zone irako-syrienne, notamment depuis le lancement de l'opération « Chammal » en 2014. La France cherche à conserver sa coopération militaire avec Bagdad depuis plusieurs mois. Ce n'est pas un hasard si le nouveau ministre des Armées, Sébastien Lecornu a choisi, comme premier déplacement à l'étranger, de se rendre au Qatar et en Irak du 16 au 20 juillet dernier. Un déplacement ô combien stratégique alors que l'armée irakienne a entamé un processus de modernisation de son équipement militaire. La France compte bien en profiter. La France doit-elle s'inquiéter de cette série de putschs au Sahel ? La situation va-t-elle profiter aux groupes djihadistes ? Quels sont les intérêts économiques et stratégiques dans cette zone ? Et comment le gouvernement compte-il relancer son partenariat militaire avec l'Irak ? DIFFUSION : du lundi au samedi à 17h45 FORMAT : 65 minutes PRÉSENTATION : Caroline Roux - Axel de Tarlé - REDIFFUSION : du lundi au vendredi vers 23h40 PRODUCTION DES PODCASTS: Jean-Christophe Thiéfine RÉALISATION : Nicolas Ferraro, Bruno Piney, Franck Broqua, Alexandre Langeard, Corentin Son, Benoît Lemoine PRODUCTION : France Télévisions / Maximal Productions Retrouvez C DANS L'AIR sur internet & les réseaux : INTERNET : francetv.fr FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/Cdanslairf5 TWITTER : https://twitter.com/cdanslair INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/cdanslair/

C dans l'air du 11 août - Niger : veillée d'arme LES EXPERTS : - YVES THRÉARD - Éditorialiste et directeur adjoint de la rédaction – « Le Figaro » - NIAGALÉ BAGAYOKO - Politologue – Présidente de l'African Security Sector Network - JAMES ANDRÉ - Journaliste – « France 24 » - SEIDIK ABBA - Chercheur associé et président du CIRES Un cap a été franchi dans la crise en cours au Niger. La Communauté économique des Etats d'Afrique de l'Ouest (Cedeao) a ordonné hier "l'activation immédiate" de sa force d'intervention, en vue de "restaurer l'ordre constitutionnel" dans le pays. Les dirigeants de la Cédéao étaient réunis au sein d'un sommet extraordinaire à Abuja, au Nigéria, pour discuter de la marche à suivre alors qu'à Niamey, la junte qui a pris le pouvoir lors d'un coup de force le 26 juillet étend chaque jour un peu plus son emprise sur l'appareil d'Etat. S'il n'a pas précisé de calendrier, le président ivoirien Alassane Ouattara a promis que cette intervention aurait lieu "dans les plus bref délais". L'organisation dit toujours privilégier une résolution pacifique de la crise mais le général Tiani, nouvel homme fort du Niger, ferme la porte. Un conflit armé pourrait donc bel et bien avoir lieu. Côté Cédéao, le Nigeria, géant régional, est à la tête d'une coalition qui compte notamment le Sénégal et la Côte d'Ivoire. Des pays frontaliers du Niger, l'Algérie et le Tchad, se sont prononcés contre une action armée. De leur côté, le Mali et le Burkina Faso, eux-mêmes des régimes militaires, soutiennent les putschistes. Dans son initiative, la Cedeao a reçu le soutien de la France mais aussi des États-Unis. Les deux pays ne devraient toutefois pas s'investir militairement dans l'opération. Dans la région, un autre acteur fait depuis de nombreuses années parler de lui par la terreur qu'il inspire. La secte terroriste islamiste Boko Haram n'épargne pas la région du lac Tchad. Assassinats de masse, rapts d'hommes, de femmes et d'enfants, le groupe a fait de très nombreux dégâts au Tchad, au Niger et surtout au Nigéria. Ses exactions ont provoqué des exodes de populations entières en grande souffrance. Les affrontements sont réguliers avec l'armée nigérienne et les milices du pays. Car même si le groupe n'est pas officiellement implanté au Niger, le pays est régulièrement attaqué, faisant en quelques années des centaines, voire des milliers, de victimes. Entre janvier 2020 et août 2022, ce ne sont pas moins de 13 attaques qui ont été recensées par le ministère des Affaires étrangères britannique. Le général Tiani a justement justifié son putsch par "la dégradation de la situation sécuritaire". La violence et l'insécurité que font régner Boko Haram et les autres groupes djihadistes du Sahel ont donc pour conséquence des déplacements de populations. Ces déplacés viennent aussi nourrir le flot de migrants qui quittent la région avec l'Europe pour espoir. Sur le vieux continent, la crise migratoire prend de l'ampleur. Pour y répondre, l'Union européenne a conclu avec la Tunisie un accord le 16 juillet dernier. Objectif pour les deux parties : lutter contre l'immigration clandestine vers l'Europe, en plein essor depuis le pays nord-africain. Selon l'agence des réfugiés de l'ONU, 50000 personnes sont arrivées illégalement par bateau en Italie au cours des cinq premiers mois de l'année 2023, contre 19 000 sur la même période en 2022. Plus de la moitié d'entre eux sont partis de Tunisie, devenue premier pays des départs vers l'Europe. Les filières de passeurs s'y sont multipliées, notamment à Sfax. La présence croissante de migrants dans la cité portuaire génère depuis des mois de vives tensions avec les locaux. Celles-ci ont dégénéré depuis la mort d'un tunisien lors d'une altercation avec des subsahariens, début juillet, entraînant une véritable chasse aux migrants. Le racisme antinoir avait déjà été exacerbé par un discours tenu en février par le président tunisien, Kaïs Saïed. Il dénonçait alors un "grand remplacement" de la population arabo-musulmane du pays. Depuis la signature de l'accord entre Tunis et Bruxelles, des centaines de migrants subsahariens sont ainsi reconduits hors des frontières tunisiennes et laissés en plein désert, sans eau et sans nourriture, sous le regard silencieux de l'Europe. Un conflit armé est-il inévitable au Niger ? Comment endiguer et neutraliser les groupes djihadistes au Sahel ? Quelle réponse apporter face à la crise migratoire en cours ? DIFFUSION : du lundi au samedi à 17h45 FORMAT : 65 minutes PRÉSENTATION : Maya Lauqué - Caroline Roux - Axel de Tarlé REDIFFUSION : du lundi au vendredi vers 23h40 PRODUCTION DES PODCASTS: Jean-Christophe Thiéfine RÉALISATION : Nicolas Ferraro, Bruno Piney, Franck Broqua, Alexandre Langeard, Corentin Son, Benoît Lemoine PRODUCTION : France Télévisions / Maximal Productions Retrouvez C DANS L'AIR sur internet & les réseaux : INTERNET : francetv.fr FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/Cdanslairf5 TWITTER : https://twitter.com/cdanslair INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/cdanslair/

John 15:18-19 Jesus faced opposition throughout his ministry. It was important that his disciples knew the same would be true for them. In these verses, Jesus gives the reason for this. Fundamentally, they no longer belonged to this world. Of course they continued to live in the world, but their values and objectives had totally changed since they met Christ. This was an important message for the disciples, all of whom were going to face brutal opposition in the years to come. Indeed, apart from John, they were all killed because of their faith. Peter was martyred around AD 66 during a time of persecution headed by the Roman emperor Nero. Peter demanded that he be crucified upside down, not feeling worthy to be crucified in the same way as his master. Thomas, who is generally believed to have taken the gospel to India, was pierced to death by the spears of four soldiers. Matthew is said to have been stabbed to death in Egypt. James was stoned and clubbed to death, and Matthias burnt alive. Such appalling suffering is hard for us to imagine. However, many Christians around the world are experiencing such suffering today. In Nigeria, for example, Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) are determined to eliminate Christianity from the country. More Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined. We need to keep our Christian brothers and sisters in our prayers as they face up to the daily reality of Jesus' words. Our situation may be very different from that of Nigeria, and the many other parts of the world where there is violent opposition to the Christian faith. However, Jesus' words are an important reminder to us that we should never be surprised when we are rejected, criticised or opposed because of our faith. QUESTION Has anyone ever rejected you because of your belief in Christ? If so, how did you respond? If not, how do you think you would react if that did happen? PRAYER Lord God, help me to stand strongly for you however fierce the opposition. Amen

Not a lot of chuckles when you are kidnapped by the Taliban and thrown in a hole. And then you write a book about the girls stolen and raped by Boko Haram. But we laughed anyway. Mellissa Fung talks about her life, her new book, women's fears, and ultimately finding joy. No one wants to be defined by their worst experience, we talk about learning to be a survivor and not just a victim. Mellissa Fung is a journalist and thinks that matters. While reporting in Afghanistan in 2008, she was kidnapped by the Taliban and kept in a hole in the ground for 5 weeks. She wanted to keep reporting on the world's problems, but the CBC refused to let her go back. She has written 2 books about what happened to her, 'Under an Afghan Sky' and now ‘Between Good and Evil, the Stolen Girls of Boko Haram'. She lives in London with CTV journalist Paul Workman. We love writing and would love for you to read what we write. Sign Up for our Substack Newsletter. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Wendy and Maureen at womenofir@gmail.com We now have a YouTube Channel! Please hit the Subscribe button when you get there. And because you asked for it - Future episodes will be in video form. https://www.youtube.com/@WomenofIllRepute Transcription of this episode can be found here. You can also watch the show on YouTube Here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Bunker Global: We ask what it will take for Ukraine to achieve NATO membership following their summit in Lithuania, take a closer look at the civilians caught in the crossfire between Boko Haram and the Nigerian Army, and finally Artificial Intelligence promised not to destroy humanity in an AI press conference in Geneva, do we trust it?  Dipo Faloyin, senior editor for global news at Vice, and Mark Webber, professor of international politics at the University of Birmingham, join Andrew Harrison to get you up to speed on what you need to know about news and politics from across the world.  “Zelenskyy is probably happier this afternoon than he was 24 hours ago.” – Mark Webber “The government claims if you live in a certain area you must have sympathies towards Boko Haram.” – Dipo Faloyin “A.I. havens will be the Tax havens of the future.” – Andrew Harrison Link to Dipo's Article: ‘They Just Shoot and Burn': Civilians Targeted in Nigeria's War on Boko Haram www.patreon.com/bunkercast  Written and presented by Andrew Harrison with Dipo Faloyin. Producer: Liam Tait. Assistant Producer: Adam Wright. Audio editor: Simon Williams. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Instagram | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entouré de pays en crise, le Tchad vient d'adopter une loi particulièrement progressive et cité par l'ONU comme un modèle en matière d'asile. Un modèle toutefois menacé par l'afflux exponentiel de réfugiés soudanais. Les humanitaires lancent un appel à l'aide pour soutenir les autorités de Ndjamena et ne pas abandonner les 600 000 autres réfugiés déjà présents dans le pays, comme des Camerounais fuyant les exactions de Boko Haram à l'ouest, mais aussi plus de 120 000 Centrafricains au sud. De notre envoyé spécial à Goré,Elasko Sirikizi est couturier, père de quatre enfants. Depuis dix ans la guerre civile déchire son pays, la Centrafrique. Il a perdu l'usage de ses jambes après cinq années d'errance dans la brousse. C'est sa femme l'a transporté jusqu'ici  sur son dos. « Même en venant là, on a essayé de forcer madame, on a violé madame... À chaque fois […] elle se rappelle des faits. C'est moi qui la console à chaque fois », explique-t-il. Il survit grâce à sa machine à coudre qu'il loue 5 000 francs CFA par mois, l'équivalent de 7,50 euros.  « La seule activité du quotidien qui me donne à manger, c'est [uniquement la couture]. Maintenant c'est comme ça. Les gens vont tous vaquer à leurs travaux champêtres parce qu'il pleut, donc il n'y a pas de clients. […] On gère seulement la galère, c'est comme si on est doué pour ça... », ajoute-t-il. « Je dois me débrouiller... »Elasko Sirikizi poursuit : « Le marché, c'est à presque 800 mètres... Je ne peux pas me déplacer un km, je ne peux pas. Donc là où je suis là, c'est comme si j'étais prisonnier de la vie », se désole-t-il.Un marché construit au fil des ans par d'autres réfugiés comme Amadou Yago, un boutiquier qui a fui les raids de la Séléka en 2014. « Dieu merci, ici, je suis en sécurité. Mais bien sûr, je pense toujours à mon pays, on ne peut jamais oublier le pays où l'on est né. Mais jusqu'ici la Centrafrique n'est pas stable, donc je dois me débrouiller ici en vendant les quelques produits que vous voyez. »Un appel pour une aide internationale pour le TchadFaute de retour possible, le HCR tente de soutenir les réfugiés dans leurs activités. Mais depuis le début de la crise au Soudan et l'afflux massif de réfugiés vers le Tchad, les humanitaires ont redirigé vers l'est l'essentiel de leurs moyens matériels financiers et humains.« Si on ne veut pas qu'une crise humanitaire majeure survienne au Tchad, en plus de la crise humanitaire et sécuritaire qui se déroule au Soudan, c'est maintenant, vraiment maintenant, qu'une aide importante de la communauté internationale pour le Tchad et pour les organisations humanitaires est nécessaire », martèle Jérôme Merlin, chargé des opérations au Tchad pour le Haut Commissariat aux réfugiés.Les réfugiés centrafricains regardent avec inquiétude vers leur pays où se prépare un référendum constitutionnel controversé qui devrait permettre au président de briguer un troisième mandat et pourrait entraîner de nouvelles violences selon l'ONU.

Shirin 'Mu Zagaya Duniya' na wannan mako tare da Nura Ado Suleiman ya yi bitan wasu daga cikin labaran da suka fi daukar hankali cikin mako mai karewa, ciki har da yadda bankin diniya ya tallafawa kasashen da ke yankin Tafkin Chadi da dala dubu daya, don murmurewa daga komabayan da suka samu sabida rikicin Boko Haram. Ku latsa alamar sauti don sauraron cikakken shirin tare da Nura Ado Suleiman.....

L'atelier des médias était à Yaoundé dans le cadre du sommet annuel de l'association des blogueurs du Cameroun (ABC). Pour l'occasion, un enregistrement public a eu lieu à l'Institut français. Il s'écoute ici sur la longueur avant la diffusion d'une version raccourcie le dimanche 9 juillet. Le Cameroun est un pays de 28 millions d'habitants dont une bonne moitié est connectée à internet. Boko Haram, la crise anglophone, la crise électorale de 2018 et d'autres crises encore fracturent ce pays. Les réseaux sociaux, source d'information majeure pour nombre de Camerounais, sont de fait une caisse de résonnance pour la circulation de fausses informations et des discours de haine.Jeudi 29 juin 2023, dans la salle de spectacle de l'Institut français du Cameroun à Yaoundé, L'atelier des médias organisait une table ronde sur le thème “Éthique des réseaux sociaux : tous producteurs de contenus, tous responsables” pour discuter de ces enjeux dans le contexte camerounais, des solutions que les Camerounais peuvent trouver ensemble.Sur scène, quatre invités : Salma Amadore est journaliste et blogueuse. Diplômée de l'Ecole supérieure des sciences et techniques de l'information et de la communication (Esstic), elle a une solide expérience pour des médias web et papier, et travaille en radio. Elle est membre de Mondoblog, communauté des blogueurs francophones de RFI Denis Omgba Bomba est le directeur de l'Observatoire national des médias et de l'opinion publique, qui dépend du MinCom, le ministère camerounais de la communication. Dominique Minyono est depuis 2011 le promoteur de Kerel Kongossa, un ensemble de groupes Facebook très suivis au Cameroun. Desmond Ngala préside l'association Civic Watch, qui mobilise les communautés pour lutter contre les discours de haine chez les jeunes, en ligne et hors ligne ; avec cette ONG, il coordonne au Cameroun une initiative internationale, #DefyHateNow, qui a pour but de développer, sur le continent africain, des moyens pour contrer les discours de haine, la rhétorique des conflits et l'incitation à la violence.A également participé à cette émission : Mahmoud Sabir Seid, vice-président de l'association des blogueurs du Tchad.

In Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency: The Routes of Terror in an African Context (U Michigan Press, 2022), Daniel Agbiboa takes African insurgencies back to their routes by providing a transdisciplinary perspective on the centrality of mobility to the strategies of insurgents, state security forces, and civilian populations caught in conflict. Drawing on one of the world's deadliest insurgencies, the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, this well-crafted and richly nuanced intervention offers fresh insights into how violent extremist organizations exploit forms of local immobility and border porosity to mobilize new recruits, how the state's “war on terror” mobilizes against so-called subversive mobilities, and how civilian populations in transit are treated as could-be terrorists and subjected to extortion and state-sanctioned violence en route. The multiple and intersecting flows analyzed here upend Eurocentric representations of movement in Africa as one-sided, anarchic, and dangerous. Instead, this book underscores the contradictions of mobility in conflict zones as simultaneously a resource and a burden. Intellectually rigorous yet clear, engaging, and accessible, Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency is a seminal contribution that lays bare the neglected linkages between conflict and mobility. Daniel E. Agbiboa is Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Professor Agbiboa's research and teaching focus on how state and nonstate forms of order and authority interpenetrate and shape each other, and the spatialization and materialization of mobility, power, and politics in contemporary African cities. Sidney Michelini is a PhD student at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research with the FutureLab - Security, Ethnic Conflicts and Migration. His work focuses on how climate, climate shocks, and climate change impact conflicts of different types. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

In Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency: The Routes of Terror in an African Context (U Michigan Press, 2022), Daniel Agbiboa takes African insurgencies back to their routes by providing a transdisciplinary perspective on the centrality of mobility to the strategies of insurgents, state security forces, and civilian populations caught in conflict. Drawing on one of the world's deadliest insurgencies, the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, this well-crafted and richly nuanced intervention offers fresh insights into how violent extremist organizations exploit forms of local immobility and border porosity to mobilize new recruits, how the state's “war on terror” mobilizes against so-called subversive mobilities, and how civilian populations in transit are treated as could-be terrorists and subjected to extortion and state-sanctioned violence en route. The multiple and intersecting flows analyzed here upend Eurocentric representations of movement in Africa as one-sided, anarchic, and dangerous. Instead, this book underscores the contradictions of mobility in conflict zones as simultaneously a resource and a burden. Intellectually rigorous yet clear, engaging, and accessible, Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency is a seminal contribution that lays bare the neglected linkages between conflict and mobility. Daniel E. Agbiboa is Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Professor Agbiboa's research and teaching focus on how state and nonstate forms of order and authority interpenetrate and shape each other, and the spatialization and materialization of mobility, power, and politics in contemporary African cities. Sidney Michelini is a PhD student at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research with the FutureLab - Security, Ethnic Conflicts and Migration. His work focuses on how climate, climate shocks, and climate change impact conflicts of different types. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

In Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency: The Routes of Terror in an African Context (U Michigan Press, 2022), Daniel Agbiboa takes African insurgencies back to their routes by providing a transdisciplinary perspective on the centrality of mobility to the strategies of insurgents, state security forces, and civilian populations caught in conflict. Drawing on one of the world's deadliest insurgencies, the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, this well-crafted and richly nuanced intervention offers fresh insights into how violent extremist organizations exploit forms of local immobility and border porosity to mobilize new recruits, how the state's “war on terror” mobilizes against so-called subversive mobilities, and how civilian populations in transit are treated as could-be terrorists and subjected to extortion and state-sanctioned violence en route. The multiple and intersecting flows analyzed here upend Eurocentric representations of movement in Africa as one-sided, anarchic, and dangerous. Instead, this book underscores the contradictions of mobility in conflict zones as simultaneously a resource and a burden. Intellectually rigorous yet clear, engaging, and accessible, Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency is a seminal contribution that lays bare the neglected linkages between conflict and mobility. Daniel E. Agbiboa is Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Professor Agbiboa's research and teaching focus on how state and nonstate forms of order and authority interpenetrate and shape each other, and the spatialization and materialization of mobility, power, and politics in contemporary African cities. Sidney Michelini is a PhD student at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research with the FutureLab - Security, Ethnic Conflicts and Migration. His work focuses on how climate, climate shocks, and climate change impact conflicts of different types. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security

In Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency: The Routes of Terror in an African Context (U Michigan Press, 2022), Daniel Agbiboa takes African insurgencies back to their routes by providing a transdisciplinary perspective on the centrality of mobility to the strategies of insurgents, state security forces, and civilian populations caught in conflict. Drawing on one of the world's deadliest insurgencies, the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, this well-crafted and richly nuanced intervention offers fresh insights into how violent extremist organizations exploit forms of local immobility and border porosity to mobilize new recruits, how the state's “war on terror” mobilizes against so-called subversive mobilities, and how civilian populations in transit are treated as could-be terrorists and subjected to extortion and state-sanctioned violence en route. The multiple and intersecting flows analyzed here upend Eurocentric representations of movement in Africa as one-sided, anarchic, and dangerous. Instead, this book underscores the contradictions of mobility in conflict zones as simultaneously a resource and a burden. Intellectually rigorous yet clear, engaging, and accessible, Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency is a seminal contribution that lays bare the neglected linkages between conflict and mobility. Daniel E. Agbiboa is Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Professor Agbiboa's research and teaching focus on how state and nonstate forms of order and authority interpenetrate and shape each other, and the spatialization and materialization of mobility, power, and politics in contemporary African cities. Sidney Michelini is a PhD student at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research with the FutureLab - Security, Ethnic Conflicts and Migration. His work focuses on how climate, climate shocks, and climate change impact conflicts of different types. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

In Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency: The Routes of Terror in an African Context (U Michigan Press, 2022), Daniel Agbiboa takes African insurgencies back to their routes by providing a transdisciplinary perspective on the centrality of mobility to the strategies of insurgents, state security forces, and civilian populations caught in conflict. Drawing on one of the world's deadliest insurgencies, the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, this well-crafted and richly nuanced intervention offers fresh insights into how violent extremist organizations exploit forms of local immobility and border porosity to mobilize new recruits, how the state's “war on terror” mobilizes against so-called subversive mobilities, and how civilian populations in transit are treated as could-be terrorists and subjected to extortion and state-sanctioned violence en route. The multiple and intersecting flows analyzed here upend Eurocentric representations of movement in Africa as one-sided, anarchic, and dangerous. Instead, this book underscores the contradictions of mobility in conflict zones as simultaneously a resource and a burden. Intellectually rigorous yet clear, engaging, and accessible, Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency is a seminal contribution that lays bare the neglected linkages between conflict and mobility. Daniel E. Agbiboa is Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Professor Agbiboa's research and teaching focus on how state and nonstate forms of order and authority interpenetrate and shape each other, and the spatialization and materialization of mobility, power, and politics in contemporary African cities. Sidney Michelini is a PhD student at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research with the FutureLab - Security, Ethnic Conflicts and Migration. His work focuses on how climate, climate shocks, and climate change impact conflicts of different types. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

In Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency: The Routes of Terror in an African Context (U Michigan Press, 2022), Daniel Agbiboa takes African insurgencies back to their routes by providing a transdisciplinary perspective on the centrality of mobility to the strategies of insurgents, state security forces, and civilian populations caught in conflict. Drawing on one of the world's deadliest insurgencies, the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, this well-crafted and richly nuanced intervention offers fresh insights into how violent extremist organizations exploit forms of local immobility and border porosity to mobilize new recruits, how the state's “war on terror” mobilizes against so-called subversive mobilities, and how civilian populations in transit are treated as could-be terrorists and subjected to extortion and state-sanctioned violence en route. The multiple and intersecting flows analyzed here upend Eurocentric representations of movement in Africa as one-sided, anarchic, and dangerous. Instead, this book underscores the contradictions of mobility in conflict zones as simultaneously a resource and a burden. Intellectually rigorous yet clear, engaging, and accessible, Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter/Insurgency is a seminal contribution that lays bare the neglected linkages between conflict and mobility. Daniel E. Agbiboa is Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Professor Agbiboa's research and teaching focus on how state and nonstate forms of order and authority interpenetrate and shape each other, and the spatialization and materialization of mobility, power, and politics in contemporary African cities. Sidney Michelini is a PhD student at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research with the FutureLab - Security, Ethnic Conflicts and Migration. His work focuses on how climate, climate shocks, and climate change impact conflicts of different types. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 2014, Boko Haram terrorists kidnapped 276 female students from their dormitory at the Government Girls Secondary School in the Nigerian town of Chibok. The act inspired international outrage and a worldwide campaign to #BringBackOurGirls. Far less attention has been paid, however, to the plight of those who escape Boko Haram's violence and become displaced within their own country. Now, anthropologist Gbemisola Abiola, PhD '23, is exploring different sites—camps, informal settlements, and host communities—where internally displaced persons (IDP) resettle. In this episode of Colloquy, Abiola discusses protracted displacement, the new structures of social and economic life that emerge from it, and the different survival strategies and tools IDP use to rebuild their lives.

On Saturday June 3rd 2023 at the Basilica in Knock Shrine, Co. Mayo, Ireland, Nigerian Bishop Oliver Doeme will give his spectacular account of the power of the Rosary in combatting the Islamist militant organisation, Boko Haram. This was followed by a wonderful homily by Archbishop Eamon Martin, Primate of All Ireland.

On Saturday June 3rd 2023 at the Basilica in Knock Shrine, Co. Mayo, Ireland, Nigerian Bishop Oliver Doeme will give his spectacular account of the power of the Rosary in combatting the Islamist militant organisation, Boko Haram.

Africa is the second largest continent in the world, both in land area and population. It has more than 1.2 billion people — most of them young and poor — living in 54 countries. If current demographic trends continue, Africa will account for a quarter of humanity by the middle of this century.In Africa, conflicts are more often within countries rather than between them. Sudan and Ethiopia are current examples.Today, al Qaeda and the Islamic State are active across Africa. So is the Wagner Group, a lawless private army loyal to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.And China's ruling Communist Party has become a neo-imperialist power on the continent, exploiting African peoples and resources.Joining host Cliff May to talk about Africa is Joshua Meservey.He's currently a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, where he focuses on African geopolitics, counterterrorism, and great power competition in Africa.He was previously a research fellow for Africa at the Heritage Foundation. He's also worked at the US Army Special Operations Command, for Church World Service based out of Nairobi, Kenya, and he was a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia. And he's a member of FDD's National Security Network.

It's Friday, May 12th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus.  (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Nigerian Leah Sharibu spends 6 years in captivity This Sunday, May 14, Leah Sharibu will spend her 20th birthday the same way she spent the last six: in captivity. Leah was just 14 when she was kidnapped by Boko Haram, the Muslim terrorist group, along with 110 schoolgirls from the Government Girls' Science and Technical College in northeast Nigeria. After a month of negotiations between the Nigerian government and the terrorist group, 104 of the 105 girls left alive were released from captivity and returned home to their families. To this day, Leah is the only girl imprisoned, reports International Christian Concern. Why? For refusing to renounce her Christian faith, according to multiple former Boko Haram prisoners who had contact with her. Leah's case has been the subject of worldwide outrage and helps illustrate the way Islamist terrorism affects Christian communities in Nigeria. The Nigerian government, though outwardly sympathetic to Leah's situation, has seemed to do little to rescue her. Leah, a strong Christian, allegedly has been married off to one of her Muslim abductors and is rumored to have two children. It is hard to know her current state because she is not allowed to see her family. Please continue to pray for Leah Sharibu and her family. Pray that the Lord will grant wisdom to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. And pray that Leah will be released. Watch a special live stream about Leah this Sunday, May 14th at 2:00pm Eastern time through a special link in our transcript today at www.TheWorldview.com. GOP Congressman George Santos indicted on 13 counts Republican Congressman George Santos of New York, infamous for fabricating his life story, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he duped donors, stole from his campaign, and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while cheating to collect unemployment benefits he didn't deserve, reports The Associated Press. REPORTER: “Why would you apply for unemployment benefits when you had a job making $120,000 a year?” SANTOS: “This is inaccurate information and I will get to clear my name.” Despite the 13-count federal indictment, 34-year-old Santos will not drop his re-election bid nor will he resign. He surrendered his passport and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Among the allegations, prosecutors say Santos created a company and then induced supporters to donate to it under the false pretense that the money would be used to support his campaign. Instead, they say he used the money for personal expenses, including designer clothes and credit card and car payments. Sir Walter Scott said, “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.”  And Exodus 20:16 says, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." NBC Host: Who will “police” Tucker Carlson's show on Twitter? On the heels of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson announcing Tuesday that he's planning a new program to air on Twitter, "NBC News NOW" guest host Tom Costello brought in former CNN host Brian Stelter for a chat about it all, reports NewsBusters. Costello asked a jaw-dropping question. COSTELLO:  “Will anybody be able to police what Carlson says? Or is this the point? It's just a free-for-all?” STETLER: “I think this is the point. It is a free-for-all. It's what Elon Musk wants to provide. This move by Tucker may cement the idea of Twitter as a right-wing website." NFL star urges graduates to get married and have kids And finally, two-time Super Bowl winning kicker Harrison Butker, age 27,  dropped what he called “some hard truths” on graduates of Georgia Tech University last weekend for which he has been praised by conservatives and Christians alike on social media, reports LifeSiteNews. BUTKER: “Studies have shown one of the many negative effects of the pandemic is that a lot of young adults feel a sense of loneliness, anxiety and depression. Despite technology that has connected us more than ever before. It would seem the more connected people are to one another, the more they feel alone. I'm not sure the root of this, but at least I can offer one controversial antidote that I believe will have a lasting impact for generations to come: Get married and start a family! “Having kicked the game-winning field goal in both the AFC Championship and the Super Bowl, I have received a great deal of praise for these successes. And yet all of this happiness is temporary. And the truth is, none of these accomplishments mean anything compared to the happiness I have found in my marriage, and in starting a family. “My confidence as a husband and father, and yes, even as a football player is rooted in my marriage with my wife, as we leave our mark on future generations by the children we bring into the world. How much greater of a legacy can anyone leave than that?” Butker, the father to two young children, added that the wedding band he wears is the “most important ring” he owns, even more than his Super Bowl rings he earned as a teammate of the Kansas City Chiefs. BUTKER: “While I'm still striving to be a better, more virtuous man, I'm confident that with God, and with my wife by my side, I can do more than I could ever have imagined alone.” Psalm 128:3 says, “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table." Butker's remarks are particularly timely given current demographic trends. According to The Federalist, “fewer than half of U.S. households are comprised of married couples. And the majority of those are households without children. In 2018, more than a third of Americans between the ages of 25 and 50 had never been married, and a quarter of young people may never marry in their lives.” Butler's impassioned defense of traditional Christian values comes at a time when commencement speakers are all too often chosen by colleges to show their support for the woke agenda. Butker, who is one of a handful of high-profile NFL players to openly refuse the COVID-19 shot, blasted today's cancel culture which aims to censor conservative voices. Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Friday, May 12th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Top headlines for Tuesday, May 9, 2023The North Texas community's prayer gathering in response to a tragic shooting; Anheuser-Busch's collaboration with trans-identified influencer Dylan Mulvaney drawing controversy; a German Christian school fighting for accreditation as they utilize an innovative hybrid teaching approach; and nationwide celebrations honoring the coronation of King Charles III. Tune in for this thought-provoking update on the latest events.Subscribe to this Podcast Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Overcast Follow Us on Social Media @ChristianPost on Twitter Christian Post on Facebook @ChristianPostIntl on Instagram Subscribe on YouTube Get the Edifi App Download for iPhone Download for Android Subscribe to Our Newsletter Subscribe to the Freedom Post, delivered every Monday and Thursday Click here to get the top headlines delivered to your inbox every morning! Links to the News Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas officials attend prayer vigil in Allen | U.S. News Gunman kills at least 8, including children, at Texas mall | U.S. News Charles Stanley's personal items returned to family: grandson | U.S. News Biden admin. backs down in battle with Catholic hospital | Politics News Ind. passes law allowing nonprofits to keep donor names anonymous | Politics News Anheuser-Busch downplays Dylan Mulvaney campaign amid backlash | Entertainment News Suspended progressive UMC bishop moves toward church trial | Church & Ministries News Pastor John Gray's church hit by ransomware attack | U.S. News No parental rights: Germany denies Christian School accreditation | World News 2 Chibok schoolgirls freed 9 years after Boko Haram abducted them | World News UK churches celebrate King Charles' coronation with Evensongs | Church & Ministries News

It's Monday, May 8th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus.  (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Two kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls rescued in Nigeria Last Friday, after more than nine years of captivity, two more Chibok schoolgirls have been rescued by Nigerian soldiers, reports International Christian Concern. Hauwa Maltha and Esther Marcus, who are now in their 20s, were forced into marriage with the Boko Haram Muslim terrorists who kidnapped them. Maltha revealed that she was forced to marry three terrorists during her nine-year captivity. She was eight months pregnant during her rescue and delivered a healthy baby boy on April 28. Christian communities within Chibok have been faced with ongoing persecution since 2014 when about 300 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram. The coronation of King Charles III On Saturday, King Charles III was officially coronated as Britain's reigning monarch at London's Westminster Abbey, reports Fox News. Beside him was his wife, Queen Camilla. The eldest son of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was crowned on Saturday. The 74-year-old ascended to the throne upon the death of his mother, who died in September 2022 at the age of 96. Queen Elizabeth was Britain's longest-reigning monarch. Charles was proclaimed Britain's monarch two days later. The coronation was filled with pageantry and music. (sound of music) BOY: “Your Majesty, as children of the Kingdom of God, we welcome you in the name of the King of Kings.” KING CHARLES: “In His name, and after His example, I come not to be served, but to serve.” Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, led the oath. ARCHBISHOP WELBY:  “The coronation oath has stood for centuries, and is enshrined in law. Are you willing to take the oath?” KING CHARLES: “I am willing.” ARCHBISHOP WELBY: “Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the peoples of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, your other realms and the territories to any of them belonging or pertaining, according to their respective laws and customs?” KING CHARLES: “I solemnly promise so to do.” ARCHBISHOP WELBY: “Will you, to your power, cause law and justice and mercy to be executed in all your judgments?” KING CHARLES: “I will.” ARCHBISHOP WELBY:  “Will you to the utmost of your power, maintain the laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel? Will you, to the utmost of your power, maintain in the United Kingdom, the Protestant Reformed religion established by law?” KING CHARLES: “All this I promise to do. The things which I have here before promised, I will perform and keep. So help me God.” WELBY: “God save the king!” PEOPLE: “God save the king!” [Watch the key points in the coronation and subsequent procession at C-SPAN where you can click on just the portions that interest you.] King Charles' request to let non-Christians lead prayer was overruled Two theological controversies arose out of the planning of the coronation. First, to the discomfort of Anglican church leaders, King Charles wanted four non-Christian religious leaders -- a Muslim, a Hindu, a Sikh, and a Jew -- to lead prayers at some point during the coronation Christian service in Westminster Abbey. Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby said, “The coronation is first and foremost an act of Christian worship.” And Gavin Ashenden, the former Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth, offered his analysis to CBN. ASHENDEN: “The order of service was delayed. And we're pretty sure it was delayed because Charles wanted a group of representatives of other faiths to lead the prayers. But there's a rule in the Church of England; it's part of the church's law, and it's backed up by Parliament's law, that to lead the liturgy in an Anglican church, you have to be a believing Anglican. So, there was a conflict. And it looks like Charles lost.” Instead of leading prayers, the Muslim, the Hindu, the Sikh, and the Jew  presented the king with four pieces of coronation regalia on page 9 of the Order of Service. [Those taking part are Most Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala (Buddhist), Lord Singh of Wimbledon, (Sikh), Radha Mohan das (a representative from a Hindu temple in Hertfordshire), Aliya Azam (Islam), and the Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (Judaism).] In Exodus 20:2-3, the one true God speaks with clarity. “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.” Defender of the Faith, Defender of Faith, or Defender of Thy Faith? The second theological controversy actually dates back to 1994. That's when Prince Charles had expressed an interest in changing the title of the ruling monarch, once he assumed the throne, from “Defender of the Faith” – meaning the Christian faith -- to “Defender of Faith,” a generic reference that would have been inclusive of any faith and thus terribly meaningless, reports EuroNews.com. Apparently, Archbishop Welby settled on the title of “Defender of Thy Faith,” referring to God's faith.  Candidly, that is an odd reference since God doesn't need to have faith in His own existence; we do. Listen for that phrase as Archbishop Welby opens the communion portion of King Charles' coronation service. WELBY: “It is right, and our bounden duty, that we should, at all times and in all places, give thanks unto Thee, Oh Lord, Holy Father, Almighty Everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, Thine only Son, our Lord, who has, at this time, consecrated Thy servant, Charles, to be our king. That by the anointing of Thy grace, he may be the Defender of Thy faith and the protector of Thy people, that with him, we may learn the ways of service, compassion, and love. And that the good work that Thou has begin in him this day may be brought to completion in the day of Jesus Christ.” That last sentence is a clear reference to Philippians 1:6 which says, “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” Gunman at Texas mall killed 8, wounded 7 And finally, a gunman shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at Allen Premium Outlets mall located 25 miles north of Dallas on Saturday, reports Reuters. EYEWITNESS #1: “It was at least 50 to 100 rounds. It was nonstop and there was nothing we could do. It was just terrible.” According to a DashCam video of the scene, the gunman, dressed in black, pulled up in a Grey Charger, opened his door, and just started firing on shoppers as they walked by the H&M store. Allen, Texas Police Chief Brian Harvey explained how the shooting came to an end. HARVEY: “At 3:36pm this afternoon, one of our officers was on an unrelated call at the outlet mall. He heard gunshots, went to the gunshots, he engaged the suspect, and neutralized the suspect. He also then called for ambulances.” The attacker has been identified as 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia, who had been living with his parents until recently before he started staying at a motel nearby, reports NPR. Police found an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun at the scene after Garcia was killed. Steven Spainhouer, whose son worked at the H&M store at the scene of the shooting, said this. SPAINHOUER: “It was a warzone there. There is no other way to describe it. There's no way these people could have survived the assault of those weapons.” Please pray for God's strength and comfort for both the grieving families and the wounded survivors. Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Monday, May 8th in the year of our Lord 2023, my 57th birthday. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits The Hague, Germany's Olaf Scholz kicks off a visit to east Africa and Austrian newspapers protest against changes to the national broadcaster's funding model – with Tessa Szyszkowitz and Stephen Dalziel. Plus: Mellissa Fung on ‘Between Good and Evil', her new book about the girls held captive by Boko Haram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To better understand the complex dynamics of global hunger and the urgent need for more collective action to address this humanitarian crisis, Chase Sova, Senior Director of Public Policy and Research at World Food Program USA, and his colleagues recently launched a new report, "Dangerously Hungry." In today's episode of New Security Broadcast, ECSP Program Coordinator and Communications Specialist, Abegail Anderson, speaks with Sova about the report's analysis on the current state of global hunger and its devastating impacts on vulnerable populations. The report showcases how food insecurity, met with external motivators, creates a greater likelihood for food-related instability and conflict. Sova emphasizes the importance of investing in sustainable agriculture, empowering marginalized populations, and building resilience for the most vulnerable communities. The conversation serves as an important and timely reminder that food insecurity is not only a byproduct of conflict and global instability, but also a driver of it, calling for a cross-sectoral approach to address these challenges and ensure food security for all. Select Quotes"Temperature and precipitation changes, desertification—all these climate-related impacts tend to impact food systems first, and so a lot of the climate change and security literature runs through food systems, and we've tried to capture as much of that as we can in the Dangerously Hungry report. There is also an increase in peer reviewed work looking at the individual motivations for someone to join a rebel cause or an extremist organization, and a lot of that has to do with economic benefits and exploitations that happen when someone is not able to feed their family.""Food insecurity alone is simply never a driver of instability in and of itself; it drives people to desperation, it helps amplify grievances in a country, and it does poke holes in the challenges of governance. It is not as if hungry people are always violent, and violent people are always hungry. It is important to note that usually it is some combination of drivers and individual motivators, [such as] climate change, economic shocks, and resource conflict. For that stew of food instability to occur, there have been those individual motivators.""In the desperation space, typically we are referring to the opportunity cost thesis. This occurs where incomes are low, poverty is high, and the expected return from fighting outweighs the benefits of traditional economic activity. Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the better examples of this, where Al-Shabab, Boko Haram, and Islamic State are tapping into people's deep desperation, and that calculus of someone engaging in violent extremism or joining one of these groups becomes obvious through the opportunity cost thesis.""Oftentimes, it is the government's failure to respond to food insecurity that erodes trust between a government and people. It is this failure to intervene because of a lack of resources or a lack of political motivation that is exploited by extremist organizations. They will establish their own parallel social protection system as an alternative to the state, and they will offer their own forms of informal justice, which tend to happen in rural areas that are distant from the police arm of the state.""Apart from urbanization, we need to figure out ways to marry international humanitarian assistance with longer-term agricultural development work. We have got to be investing more in those transitions in places that are recovering from conflict and in places we are trying to prevent from falling into conflict. There has to be a concerted effort in that space, and that is something we are going to spend more time thinking about going forward. As for areas for continued research: urbanization, conflict sensitivity programming, linking humanitarian and development assistance. And we need more on international human rights and humanitarian law in order to come up with specific sanctions to hold people accountable."Sources: World Food Program USAPhoto Credit: Cover of the World Food Programme USA report, "Dangerously Hungry," courtesy of WFP USA.

The struggle for abducted Nigerian women and girls kidnapped by terrorist group Boko Haram doesn't end when they escape. Canadian journalist Mellissa Fung, who was kidnapped by armed men in Afghanistan in 2008, connected with those girls for her new book. We hear from Fung, as well as Dr. Fatima Akilu, who is working to improve mental health care in Nigeria.

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Mallam Bana Musaid war viele Jahre einer der höchsten Anführer von Boko Haram, der islamistischen Terrormiliz in Nigeria. Die Nummer 4 in der Hierarchie. Unzählige Greueltaten gehen auf sein Konto. Jetzt ist er ausgestiegen und soll wieder in die Gesellschaft integriert werden. Christian Putsch hat Musaid in einem Deradikalisierungs-Lager der Regierung im Nordosten Nigerias besucht und erzählt, warum der Ex-Terrorist aus Todesangst nicht mehr schläft. Weitere Informationen zum Thema: https://magazin.nzz.ch/nzz-am-sonntag/international/boko-haram-gestern-noch-terroristheute-nachbar-ld.1731163 Hörerinnen und Hörer von «NZZ Akzent» lesen die NZZ online oder in gedruckter Form drei Monate lang zum Preis von einem Monat. Zum Angebot: nzz.ch/akzentabo

“Unashamedly Occupy Space” Ije McDougall is a mum, a sister, a friend, a human resources professional, a family court magistrate, a motivational speaker and charity worker. Most importantly however, she is unashamedly occupies space as a black woman living in the UK. Her story take us through her life growing up in Nigeria and how the persecution of the terrorist group Boko Haram caused her life to change when she moved to the UK and fell in love. After being a victim of domestic abuse in her marriage in the UK, she found herself homeless and thanks to the kindness of a stranger was supported towards getting back on her feet. A Mother of 2 young children, Ije is now creating waves of hope whilst standing raising awareness on identity, equality and diversity and her experience living as a Black woman and as a survivor of domestic abuse. Resources: Ije's Website: https://www.ijetalks.com/ The Kairos Initiative: https://thekairosinitiative.org/ National Centre for Domestic Violence: https://www.ncdv.org.uk/  

Almost 10 years ago, news broke that the terrorist group Boko Haram had kidnapped 300 schoolgirls in Nigeria. They were neither the first nor last taken, and for many, the whereabouts of these young women remains unknown. Journalist and filmmaker Mellissa Fung could not look away from their stories. She told them in her 2021 documentary, "Captive." And goes deeper still in her new book, "Between Good and Evil: The Stolen Girls of Boko Haram."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ce soir, Jour J reçoit Cyril Moulin-Fournier, pris en otage par Boko Haram il y a 10 ans. Découvrez dès à présent un extrait de l'émission et rendez-vous ce soir à 20h sur RTL pour écouter la suite de ce nouveau numéro de "Jour J". Jour J, c'est le magazine de l'actualité du temps long. Celle que l'on décrypte et que l'on comprend. Car les évènements d'hier éclairent toujours ceux d'aujourd'hui. Chaque jour sur RTL de 20h à 21h et en podcast, Flavie Flament revient sur un sujet d'actualité.

Ce que nous allons vous raconter ce soir est un effroi. Quand en l'espace de quelques secondes, votre vie bascule du côté de l'inimaginable et que votre liberté est réduite à néant. Cyril Moulin-Fournier était en vacances au Cameroun chez son frère quand ils ont été pris en otage avec la femme de ce dernier et leurs 4 enfants de 5,8,10 et 12 ans. Deux mois de prison à ciel ouvert, à crever de soif et de faim, à protéger l'insouciance en inventant des jeux dans le sable. "Jour J", c'est le magazine de l'actualité du temps long. Celle que l'on décrypte et que l'on comprend. Chaque jour sur RTL de 20h à 21h et en podcast, Flavie Flament revient sur un sujet d'actualité. Ecoutez Jour J du 18 avril 2023 avec Flavie Flament.

It's Tuesday, April 18th, A.D. 2023.  This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Nigeria most dangerous place on Earth The most dangerous place on Earth today for Christians is Nigeria in terms of loss of life. The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law recently released a report estimating that, in 2022 alone, over 5,000 Nigerian Christians were killed and over 3,000 were kidnapped.  Another 1,000 have been killed in just the last three months. Those carrying out these attacks and kidnappings are believed to be members of radical Islamic terror groups including the Fulani herdsmen, Boko Haram, and the Islamic State West Africa Province. The report also holds the Nigerian military responsible for some of the killings.  Somalia's drought And Somalia, Africa is in the grip of drought. The United Nations estimates that 48,000 have died of starvation-related causes in the last year.  The World Food Program has announced that 1.8 million children under five face acute malnutrition. Plus, Somalia is the second most anti-Christian, persecuting country in the world on Open Doors' World Watch List — second only to North Korea.  SNL alumnus, Victoria Jackson, opposes homosexual behavior Former Saturday Night Live comedian and actress Victoria Jackson chimed in for the public comment period in Franklin, Tennessee last week in opposition to a “Homosexual Pride” parade, reports The Christian Post. The public was airing concerns about past violations of the city's Community Decency Policy and state law. Jackson, an outspoken Christian who is persona non grata in the modern acting community, didn't pull any punches. JACKSON:  "God hates sodomy. He hates homosexuality. He said it's an abomination. God hates sexual immorality, all kinds — fornication, adultery, etc. “And God hates pride. One of the things He hates most is pride.  Proverbs 11:2 --  ‘When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. The Lord detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.'”  Sadly, Franklin, Tennessee Mayor Ken Moore broke the tie vote of 4-4 to approve of the Homosexual Pride event.  Minneapolis approves 5 daily Islam calls to prayer over speakers Minneapolis, Minnesota will be the first major city in America to allow the Islam religion to dominate the city, by broadcasting religious announcements to prayer five times a day for all to hear —  from 5:30 am to 10:00 pm, reports The Star Tribune. The City Council unanimously approved this exception to the city's noise ordinance last Thursday. Movies featuring sexual immorality bomb at box office The two biggest money losers at the box office last year were Disney's grooming films for kids: Lightyear and Strange World. Deadline.com reports that Strange World lost a whopping $197.4 million and Lightyear lost another $106 million. Both movies relied on homosexual plot lines. Another Disney-produced film, Amsterdam, lost $108.4 million. A very bad year for Disney. Wrapping up the list of the biggest money losers for 2022 was Babylon — a film celebrating the Revelation 18 depiction of Babylon with its sexual decadence and homosexual perversions.  1 John 2:17 says, “The world passes away with its lusts thereof, but he who does the will of God abides forever.” Bible Society poll: 86% think America in moral decline And finally, an American Bible Society poll found that 86% of U.S. adults believe the nation is in moral decline.   The reasons given are various — 26% of this group blame the decline on “lack of positive parental involvement,” 23% attribute the moral decline to “negative influence of media, movies or music,” and another 16% say the problem is “unhealthy reliance on social media for information on current events.” Then, 14% percent blamed the problem on “low level of respect for the Bible as a guide for moral development,” and another 13% of adults say the problem is “negative influence of government leaders.” The American Bible Society also found that Bible use in America has dropped off precipitously in the last three years, from 50% to 39% of U.S. adults.  Also, Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to use the Bible than Whites and Asians. Psalm 36:1-3 speaks to the cause of moral decline. “Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes. For he flatters himself in his own eyes that his iniquity cannot be found out and hated.  The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit. He has ceased to act wisely and do good.” Close And that's The Worldview in 5 Minutes on this Tuesday, April 18th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Author and human rights activist Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode documented the heartbreaking stories of the Chibok families nine years after the Boko Haram abductions that gripped the world's attention.

On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced that by 2032, two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the US would need to be electric in order for auto manufacturers to be in compliance. And, Nigerian activist Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode's new book, "The Stolen Daughters of Chibok," documents the April 2014 kidnapping of northern Nigerian schoolgirls by Boko Haram. Also, Bengali Muslims all over India face discrimination. Plus, the last stop of a 9,000-mile butterfly migration.

Quote of The Day: “You cannot change the past but you can ruin your present by worrying about the future ~ Anonymous  Hosts: TOLA Omoniyi, Olufunke Aderogba, Eyiyemi Olivia

Several years ago Brad reached the dangerous Fulani Muslims in northern Nigeria with the gospel of Jesus Christ. From that open door, his organization now runs and operates several schools in the far north of Nigeria. The areas they operate in are controlled by both Boko Haram and ISIS. They have had several close encounters and they are constantly putting themselves in harm's way to reach these unreached people. We are thankful that God has always kept us safe. Find out more about their ministry at:www.acrossnigeria.org Support the showYou can connect with Keith Haney on his website. This is the link where people can find his podcast, resources for leadership development, and resources for help with Becoming a Bridge to change.https://www.becomingbridgebuilder.org/

It's Monday, March 13th, A.D. 2023. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard at www.TheWorldview.com. I'm Adam McManus. By Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com) Nigerians kill Kaduna pastor's son and abduct pastor's wife Last Friday, gunmen suspected to be bandits killed the son of a village pastor and abducted his wife, along with three others, in an attack in Nigeria's Kaduna State, reports The Christian Post. Revelation 21:8 says that all murderers will be punished “in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” The Nigerian government continues to be criticized for its inability to curb the rising spate of murders in the region. Christian rights groups have warned for years about the deteriorating religious freedom conditions in Nigeria amid the rise of terror groups like Boko Haram and the Islamic State in the northeast. Advocates have also warned about an increase in deadly violence against predominantly Christian communities committed by radical Muslim herders in the farming-rich Middle Belt states as the country deals with desertification and erosion of natural resources. Disturbingly, last month, Biden's State Department reaffirmed its decision to remove Nigeria from its list of countries of particular concern for religious freedom violations after conducting an allegedly “careful review” following objections from Nigerian Christians, human rights groups, and members of Congress. More than 30 high profile Russians have died since Ukraine invasion Dozens of high profile Russian figures have died since Vladimir Putin launched his bloody war in Ukraine over a year ago -- with many in odd circumstances, such as sudden "suicides" and falls from windows, reports The U.S. Sun recently and The Atlantic last December. For example, Sergey Grishin, the so-called "Scarface" oligarch who sold Meghan and Harry their California mansion, died this week from sepsis after criticizing Putin. Meanwhile, Russian scientist Andrey Botikov, who created the "Sputnik V" vaccine , was strangled with a belt in his apartment last week. Both men were two of the 30 high profile deaths of people linked to Mad Vlad. Jon Sweet, a retired US Army Military Intelligence Officer, described Putin as running a "modern-day KGB version of Murder Inc." Biden eager to fund more cross-gender surgeries for veterans President Joe Biden's new 2024 budget plan, released on Thursday, proposes to funnel some of the $137.9 billion discretionary budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs into mutilating surgeries for America's veterans, reports LifeSiteNews.com. The Biden administration is ignoring new research into the use of cross-sex hormones.  Last month, the American College of Cardiology revealed studies that showed that “people with gender dysphoria taking hormone replacements as part of gender affirmation therapy face a substantially increased risk of serious cardiac events, including stroke, heart attack and pulmonary embolism.” Reports of sexual assault at military academies shot up 18% Reported incidents of sexual assault at U.S. military academies jumped 18% during the 2021-2022 school year compared to the year prior, reports The Associated Press. Nearly one in five female cadets at the Army, Navy and Air Force academies said they experienced unwanted sexual contact in the most recent school year, according to the annual report. The number of estimated instances of sexual harassment also grew to 3,939 in the 2021-2022 school year, including more than half of women and one-fifth of men. In a memo to academy administrators, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wrote that the service academies “observed an alarming increase in the estimated prevalence of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and other concerning behaviors. These corrosive behaviors require your immediate attention.” Vivek Ramaswamy announces anti-woke presidential bid Vivek Ramaswamy might not have a background in politics, but that didn't stop him from becoming one of the first candidates to announce their run for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024, reports BusinessInsider.com. The biotech millionaire, who was once the CEO of Roivant, will likely struggle for exposure in the predicted crowded field for the Republican nomination, but his past shows he isn't afraid of a challenge. Ramaswamy is the son of immigrants from India and an overachiever at Harvard. Listen as he describes the problem in America today. RAMASWAMY:  “We're in the middle of a national identity crisis. Faith, patriotism, and hard work have disappeared -- only to be replaced by new secular religions like COVID-ism, climate-ism, and gender ideology. We hunger to be part of something bigger than ourselves. Yet we cannot even answer the question of what it means to be an American. “Today, the woke Left preys on that vacuum. They tell you that your race, your gender, and your sexual orientation, govern who you are, what you can achieve, and what you're allowed to think. This is psychological slavery, and that has created a new culture of fear in our country that has completely replaced our culture of free speech in America. And that is why today, I am announcing my run for President of the United States.” To be sure, Ramaswamy is a longshot for the GOP nomination, but the conservative firebrand says he has big plans to start a "cultural movement." Listen. RAMASWAMY:  “This isn't just a political campaign. This is a cultural movement to create a new American Dream for the next generation.” Learn more at his website Vivek2024.com.  That's V-I-V-E-K 2024 dot com.  Plus, check out his YouTube channel. 11 Minutes of brisk walking a day slashes premature death by 23% And finally, walking at a brisk pace for just 11 minutes a day slashes the risk of your premature death by almost a quarter, reports StudyFinds.org. The team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge showed how one in ten early deaths could be prevented if everyone managed to reach the threshold of 75 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity. The study demonstrated that this would be sufficient to lower the risk of heart disease and stroke–the leading causes of death globally—as well as a number of cancers. The conclusions were drawn when the Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge looked at results reported in 196 peer-reviewed articles covering more than 30 million participants. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 asks, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So, glorify God in your body.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, March 13th in the year of our Lord 2023. Subscribe by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Pope Francis met Wednesday with two young Nigerian girls who suffered horrendous violence at the hands of the Boko Haram terrorist group. Sixteen-year-old Maryamu Joseph, who escaped from the Boko Haram in July after being held against her will for nine years, greeted the pope with Janada Marcus, also a victim of Boko Haram kidnapping, at the end of his general audience on March 8. Both girls saw members of their families murdered by Boko Haram. The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need arranged for the girls to meet the pope on International Women's Day. Pope Francis recently wrote a book preface in which he condemned violence against women. “We must find the cure to heal this plague and not leave women alone,” the pope said. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253817/pope-francis-meets-with-two-nigerian-girls-who-were-kidnapped-by-boko-haram Oklahomans on Tuesday night overwhelmingly voted down a measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana, which the Catholic bishops of the state had urged voters to reject because of the physical and spiritual harms of drug use. State Question 820, which would have legalized the consumption of marijuana for adults 21 and over, was put before Oklahoma voters in a special election March 7. The final tally was 62% no to 38.3% yes, with a turnout of about 25% of registered voters, the Associated Press reported. The vote continues a recent trend of conservative-led states rejecting marijuana ballot measures, despite analyst predictions that marijuana legalization has, for the past decade or so, largely been a winning issue no matter what state it is introduced in. At the midterm elections in November 2022, voters in Arkansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota rejected measures put before them to legalize recreational pot while Missouri and Maryland approved theirs. Catholic bishops in all of those states had urged voters to reject marijuana legalization. The Catholic Conference of Oklahoma, representing Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop David Konderla of Tulsa, strongly urged voters to reject the measure, citing the well-documented harms to society, children, and the family associated with the proliferation of marijuana. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/253821/oklahoma-voters-reject-marijuana-legalization Today, the Church celebrates Saint Frances of Rome, who from an early age felt called to religious life, but was forced into marriage at age thirteen. Despite her situation, Frances gave up all her wealth to the sick and poor, and began to go door to door raising money to aid the sick and poor. She eventually founded a charitable society of women to continue her work. She is the patron of widows and motorists, because according to legend, an angel always lit her path. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-frances-of-rome-415

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