Nigeria: U.S. Under Pressure Over 'Terrorist' Label

The U.S. State Department is debating the idea of naming the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram a "foreign terrorist organization" despite entreaties from lawmakers and the Justice Department to do so.

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau.

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