The world knew them as teenagers, in dark robes with sad faces. We portrayed them in a different manner.

The New York Times met and photographed dozens of the students abducted by Boko Haram. Now at a university, they say they are the lucky ones. But their celebrity has a price.

Plagued by a mysterious ailment and the Boko Haram insurgency, President Muhammadu Buhari, 75, said he would seek a second term next year.

Francis urged “reconciliation” in the Middle East and pressed for “the fruits of dialogue” to help address tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

A Nigerian spiritual leader has just done more to help trafficked sex workers than any international aid group.

More than 40 countries agreed to a plan leaders hope will create jobs, boost trade and diversify economies across the continent. But among the holdouts were two of Africa’s biggest economies.

The unexpected return of the girls may turn out to be a major propaganda coup for Boko Haram, although some girls are still missing, and the group warned the girls to never go back to school again.

Amnesty International accused security forces of doing nothing despite warnings that the militants were nearby. The military denounced the group’s findings.

The president has often declared the Islamist group defeated, so its latest mass abduction threatens to become a major issue in next year’s election.

The secretary of state said the nerve agent used in the attack “clearly came from Russia.”