Main content

Understanding the rise of Boko Haram

Claire Graham talks to the 麻豆社鈥檚 West Africa correspondent, Mayeni Jones, to get a better understanding of how Boko Haram, the militant Islamic group, took hold in northern Nigeria.

Available now

18 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Mar 2022 03:32GMT
麻豆社 World Service

More episodes

Previous

Understanding North Korea and the Kim dynasty

Next

Understanding relations between Taiwan and China

See all episodes from The Explanation

Broadcasts

  • Sat 19 Mar 2022 09:32GMT
    麻豆社 World Service Australasia, Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & News Internet only
  • Sun 20 Mar 2022 08:32GMT
    麻豆社 World Service Europe and the Middle East
  • Sun 20 Mar 2022 10:32GMT
    麻豆社 World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only
  • Sun 20 Mar 2022 18:32GMT
    麻豆社 World Service News Internet
  • Sun 20 Mar 2022 23:32GMT
    麻豆社 World Service except Americas and the Caribbean & UK DAB/Freeview
  • Mon 21 Mar 2022 03:32GMT
    麻豆社 World Service

Podcast

  • The Explanation

    Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin