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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...
Boko Haram Raid Killed Nine Nigerian Soldiers
Nine Nigerian soldiers were killed and 14 others are missing feared abducted after an attack this week by suspected...
Cameroon Denies Forcibly Repatriating Nigerian Refugees
A two-day-old baby boy cries as his parents take seats in a Cameroonian military truck in the border town of Fotokol....
Rise In Boko Haram Child Suicide Bombers ‘alarming’
An "alarming" number of children, most of them girls, have been used by Boko Haram as suicide bombers in the first...
More Than 100 Million People To Face Severe Food Insecurity
Despite international efforts to address food insecurity, around 108 million people in the world were severely food...
Niger Troops Kill 57 Boko Haram Fighters
Niger troops have killed 57 Boko Haram jihadists during fighting in the southeast Niger, a security source told AFP...
Boko Haram Torches Military Base A Day After Farmers Killed
Boko Haram jihadists have torched a military base in northeast Nigeria, a day after the group killed seven people in a...
Boko Haram Islamists Kidnap 22 Women and Girls In Two Raids In Nigeria
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, according to...
Boko Haram Kidnap 22 Girls, Women In Northeast Nigeria
Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, residents and...
Boko Haram Faction Seeks Grassroots Support In NE Nigeria
A Boko Haram faction led by the son of the group's founder is trying to win over civilians by shunning the...
Boko Haram Raids Stoke Fear of Fresh Attacks
Boko Haram Islamists raided a village in northeast Nigeria, in the latest rampage to steal food and medical supplies,...
116 Million African Children To Get Polio Vaccines
The World Health Organization said Friday 116 million children are to receive polio vaccines in 13 countries in west...
Multiple Bomb Blasts Rock Migrant Camp In Nigeria
Suicide bomb blasts rocked a camp for migrants who have fled Boko Haram insurgents near Nigeria's restive northeastern...
Four Dead In NE Nigeria Suicide Bombing
Four people were killed on Saturday evening when suicide bombers blew themselves up in a village on the outskirts of...
Boko Haram’s Shekau Reappears, Criticises Cameroon ‘lies’
Boko Haram's elusive leader has made his first appearance in months, claiming responsibility for a spate of suicide...
Boko Haram Raid Nigeria Town, Loot Food Supplies
Boko Haram Islamists have raided a town in restive northeast Nigeria, looting food supplies and burning homes after...
Chad’s Faki Assumes African Union Leadership, Pledges Reform
Chad's former foreign minister Moussa Faki Mahamat assumed office as head of the African Union Commission on Tuesday,...
Displaced Hit By Water Shortages In NE Nigeria
Tens of thousands of people who fled Boko Haram in northeast Nigeria are facing a severe lack of water, compounding...
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,...