Boko Haram insurgency
Nigerian University Digs In Against Boko Haram
A giant bulldozer digs a deep ditch among the bushes surrounding the University of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria,...
Four Suicide Bombers Kill 15 In Maiduguri, Nigeria
At least 15 people were killed when four female suicide bombers detonated their explosives in Maiduguri, northeast...
Conflict-Zone Contraception For the Boko Haram Homeless
Sixteen-year-old Aisha slips into the white family planning tent at the Bakassi camp for displaced people in Maiduguri,...
Boko Haram Attacks Military Bases In Northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram jihadists believed to be from the IS-supported faction loyal to Abu Mus'ab Al-Barnawi have attacked three...
Female Suicide Bombers Kill One In Cameroon’s Far North
One civilian was killed and two others injured Saturday when four female bombers blew themselves up in Cameroon's Far...
Nigerian Camps Under Strain From Returning Refugees
An upsurge in Boko Haram attacks and returnees from Cameroon are stretching camps for those made homeless by the...
Nigerian University Builds Trench To Stop Boko Haram Attacks
Authorities in north-eastern Nigeria have begun digging a 27km (17 mile) trench around the University of Maiduguri to...
Boko Haram Clashes Kill Eight Chad Soldiers
Eight Chadian soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on islands on Lake...
Five Killed In Boko Haram Mine Blast, Ambush
Five people have been killed in a landmine explosion and a roadside ambush in northeast Nigeria blamed on Boko Haram ,...
Nigeria’s Next Security Problem?
In 2013, thousands of young men formed a rag-tag militia and rounded up Boko Haram members in Maiduguri, northeast...
Boko Haram Kills Eight In Dawn Ambush
Boko Haram gunmen killed eight members of a civilian militia force on Sunday, hiding in trees and opening fire as they...
Farmers Call To Return Home
Farmers and fishermen displaced by Boko Haram violence in northeast Nigeria want to return home, saying it will help...
Boko Haram Kills 11 In NE Nigeria Attacks
Eleven people were killed when Boko Haram gunmen and suicide bombers launched a rare combined attack inside the...
Boko Haram Launches Major Attack On Northeast Nigerian City
Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, the Islamist militant...
Cameroon Soldiers Arrested After Demanding Bonuses
Around 30 Cameroonian soldiers fighting the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram were arrested after a demonstration to...
Insecurity, Underfunding Hamper Nigeria Hunger Relief
Aid agencies warn that humanitarian efforts against hunger in northeastern Nigeria are dangerously underfunded and some...
Chibok Girls Reunited With Families
A group of the “Chibok girls” freed from Nigeria’s Boko Haram militants have been reunited with their families....
Joy As Chibok Girls Reunited With Parents
There were emotional scenes Saturday as 82 kidnapped Chibok girls released by Boko Haram Islamists earlier this month...
The Orphans of Boko Haram
After a night on the streets, the pack of young boys move into Maiduguri's abandoned amusement park in the early...