Despite a ramped up offensive by the army, Boko Haram militants' seizure of northeastern territory has taken them to the gates of Maiduguri. South African track star Oscar Pistorius is cleared of murder charges but must wait another day to find out whether he's been found guilty of manslaughter. And media attention from the Pistorius case brings the issue of domestic violence into the spotlight.

Produced by Georja Calvin-Smith and Phoebe Lanzer Wood

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