Boko Haram insurgency
Thousands of Nigerians Trapped By Conflict Amid Worsening Humanitarian Crisis
Thousands of people in northeastern Nigeria remain beyond the reach of aid, Doctors Without Borders said. Many of them...
Niger Puts 1,000 ‘Boko Haram Fighters’ On Trial
Niger has begun the trials behind closed doors of about 1,000 suspected fighters from the Boko Haram jihadist movement,...
UN Envoys Plan Paris Conference To Aid Chad
UN envoys on a mission to the Lake Chad region said Saturday that a conference would soon be held in Paris aimed at...
Thousands Protest In Niger As Pressure On Gov’t Mounts
Thousands of people marched in Niger's capital of Niamey on Saturday against the government of President Mahamadou...
‘Terrorist Attack’ Kills 15 Soldiers In Niger
Fifteen soldiers were killed and 19 wounded in a attack by "terrorist elements" in western Niger, authorities said...
Civilians In the Crossfire of Boko Haram and the Military
The four women lay dazed on the beds of the clinic. The face of one of them was burnt. Another broke her leg during the...
Suicide Bombers Die In Failed Attack In Nigeria
As many as seven suicide bombers, six of them women, have blown themselves up while trying to attack the northeast...
Nigerian Soldiers Filmed Beating Up Disabled Man
Two Nigerian soldiers have been arrested and charged with assault after they were filmed beating a disabled man with...
Boko Haram Suicide Bomber Narrates Ordeal – “Boko Haram Gave Me N200 (Approx. $0.50) to Detonate Explosive”
An 18-year-old Boko Haram suicide bomber, Amina, who was intercepted by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps...
‘Babies Used’ In Nigeria Suicide Bombings
Female suicide bombers in Nigeria are now carrying babies to avoid detection in their attacks, authorities warn. An...
‘Babies Used’ In Suicide Bombings, Officials Warn
Female suicide bombers in Nigeria are now carrying babies to avoid detection in their attacks, authorities warn. An...
Nigeria Air Strike Error Kills Dozens In Refugee Camp
A Nigerian military jet has mistakenly bombed a camp for displaced people in the north-east, killing at least 52 people...
Nigeria Air Strike Error Kills Dozens In Refugee Camp
Nigerian military jet has mistakenly bombed a camp for displaced people in the north-east, killing at least 52 people...
Nigerian Air Strike ‘mistake’ Leaves 50 Dead In Refugee Camp
Nigeria’s air force killed 50 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a refugee camp in the northeast on Tuesday,...
Nigeria Air Strike Error Kills Up To 100 In Refugee Camp
A Nigerian air force jet has mistakenly bombed a camp for displaced people near Rann in the north-east, killing up to...
Nigerian Chibok Girl Found With Baby
The Nigerian army says that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been found, along with her six-month-old baby....
Nigerian Chibok Girl Found With Her Six-Month-Old Baby
The Nigerian army says that one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls has been found, along with her six-month-old baby....
Boko Haram Has Not Been Crushed
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video on Thursday to dispute a claim by the Nigerian president and...
Army Searching For Chibok Girls Seized By Boko Haram
After the Nigerian army claimed victory over Boko Haram in the armed group's forest stronghold, a commander at the...