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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Missing Nigerian Girls

    It's been almost three weeks since the Islamist group Boko Haram snatched hundreds of schoolgirls from a small Nigerian town. Today, Boko Haram's leader threatened to sell the girls, according to a French news agency that received a video from the group.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    It's been almost three weeks since the Islamist group Boko Haram snatched hundreds of schoolgirls from a small Nigerian town. Today, Boko Haram's leader threatened to sell the girls, according to a French news agency that received a video from the group. The kidnapping is embarrassing Nigeria, which is hosting the World Economic Forum for Africa this week.

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    2. 7:08The Growth of Islamic Extremism in Africa
    3. 15:23TV Round-up
    4. 25:38Sandra Tsing Loh on Menopause
    5. 41:18Grocery Delivery
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Missing Nigerian Girls, Sandra Tsing Loh, and TV Round-Up
    1. 0:00Missing Nigerian GirlsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:08The Growth of Islamic Extremism in Africa
    3. 15:23TV Round-up
    4. 25:38Sandra Tsing Loh on Menopause
    5. 41:18Grocery Delivery
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