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Nigeria President To Meet Trump In US

Nigeria president to meet Trump in US Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will become the first leader from sub-Saharan...

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Nigerian Girls Escape Boko Haram Attack

Schoolgirls and teachers in north-eastern Nigeria have escaped an attack on a boarding school by Boko Haram jihadists,...

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More Than 1,000 Boko Haram Suspects Go On Trial

More than 1,000 Boko Haram suspects go on trial More than 1,000 suspected Boko Haram militants will appear before...

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Kidnapped Oil Workers Speak On Boko Haram Video

Boko Haram Islamists have published a video showing three kidnapped members of an oil exploration team, after an ambush...

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‘More Than 40’ Killed In Battle With Boko Haram In Nigeria

‘More than 40’ killed in battle with Boko Haram in Nigeria More than 40 people have died in north-east Nigeria...

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Nigerian Soldiers Killed In Battle With Boko Haram

Nine Nigerian soldiers and a civilian have been killed during an operation to free 10 people abducted by militant Islam...

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10 Kidnapped On Nigeria Oil Exploration Mission

Gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamists have kidnapped 10 members of an oil exploration team in northeast Nigeria,...

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Four Killed In Northeast Nigeria Suicide Attacks

Four people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in northeast...

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Three Killed In Northeast Nigeria Suicide Attacks

Three people were killed in suicide bomb attacks at a camp for those displaced by the Boko Haram conflict in northeast...

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Boko Haram Suspects Arrested After Gunfight

Police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano said they arrested five suspected Boko Haram militants after a gunfight...

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A Humanitarian Hub In Boko Haram Territory

Mangoes and watermelons, prayer mats and Chinese-made utensils are again filling the stalls of Maiduguri's markets, as...

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Boko Haram Suspects Killed, Tortured In Cameroon Custody

Dozens of Boko Haram suspects have died in Cameroon custody, rights group Amnesty International said Thursday, with...

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Boko Haram Suspects Tortured In Cameroon, Amnesty Says

Suspected Boko Haram fighters have been “brutally tortured” by security forces in Cameroon, a rights group says....

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Nigeria and the Hunt For Oil In Boko Haram’s Heartland

Nigeria is reviving its search for oil in the country's conflict-riven northeast, aided by China and emboldened by...

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Call For Boko Haram Peace Talks Masks Ethnic Tensions

A group of community elders in northeast Nigeria where Boko Haram has waged a bloody eight-year insurgency are urging...

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Malala Meets Her Chibok ‘heroes’ In Nigeria

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday called for a "state of emergency for education" in Nigeria, as she...

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Cameroon Elite Army Boat Capsizes Leaving Many Missing

Only three people have been rescued so far after a Cameroonian army vessel carrying 37 people capsized off the...

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Eight Killed In Nigeria Suicide Bombing

Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeast...

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Cameroon Army Vessel Capsizes At Sea, Dozens Missing

A Cameroon army vessel transporting "dozens" of troops from the elite Rapid Intervention Brigade capsized on Sunday off...