Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria

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Scores of Chibok Girls Released From Boko Haram

Scores of Nigerian schoolgirls who were among more than 200 kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 have been released,...

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Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps In Northeast Nigeria

Britain and the United States on Friday said Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria,...

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Boko Haram Planning Foreign Kidnaps In NE Nigeria

Britain and the United States on Friday said Boko Haram was preparing to kidnap foreigners in remote northeast Nigeria,...

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Boko Haram Attack In Chad Kills Nine Troops, 40 Jihadists

Nine Chadian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on an army post in the Lake Chad region on Friday, local and...

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Nigerian Officials Jailed For Selling Food Aid

Two Nigerian officials have been jailed for selling food aid meant for people fleeing militant attacks and food...

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Boko Haram’s Shekau Rejects Air Strike Injury Claims

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau appeared in a new video published online on Thursday, rejecting claims he had been...

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A Nigerian Border Town Choked By Boko Haram Homeless

The Nigerianarmy calls it "New Banki City", an optimistic name conjuring up visions of modern housing. The reality is...

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Boko Haram Leader Shekau ‘injured In Air Strike’

Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau has been injured and one of his deputies killed in an air strike in northeast...

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Praise Allah! Islam Goes Evangelical In Nigeria’s South

Sunday morning is usually the preserve of Christian pastors in the Nigerian megacity of Lagos but a new form of worship...

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Suicide Car Bomb Targets Military Convoy In Nigeria

A suicide car bomber has attacked a military convoy in northeast Nigeria, killing five soldiers and injuring another...

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Nigeria’s Jonathan Blames Obama For 2015 Election Defeat

Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan has blamed Barack Obama for his 2015 presidential election defeat to Muhammadu Buhari,...

International

Four Suicide Bombers Target Nigerian City of Maiduguri

Maiduguri has in the past been the scene of many attacks North-east Nigeria has been hit by its third suicide attack in...

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Peace Reigns In Nigeria’s Damasak But Children Still Missing

Yagana Bukar's younger brothers Mohammed and Sadiq were among about 300 children kidnapped by Boko Haram from the town...

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Triple Suicide Blasts Hit Nigeria’s Maiduguri

Three suicide bombings rocked the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Wednesday, killing one civilian militia...

International

Cameroon Journalist Jailed For Terror-Related Offences

The reporter's sentencing has been described as a travesty of justice Radio France Internationale (RFI) says its...

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Cameroon Jails RFI Journalist For 10 Years

A Cameroon military tribunal on Monday sentenced a Radio France International correspondent to 10 years in prison for...

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Suicide Bombers Kill Four In Northeast Nigeria

Four people were killed in two separate suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria on Monday, local militia members said, in...

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Climate Change Will See Terrorism Thrive – Report

A new report has found that the complex risks arising from climate change, fragility and conflict can contribute to the...

International

Military Court Convicts Cameroon Journalist Ahmed Abba

A military court in Cameroon has convicted Ahmed Abba, a journalist for Radio France Internationale's (RFI) Hausa...