West African offensive
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...
5,000 Civilians Freed From Boko Haram’s Grip
Cameroon said its troops had rescued 5,000 civilian "hostages" held by Boko Haram Islamists in a cross-border operation...
Purported Boko Haram Video Shows Execution of Alleged Nigerian Spies
Islamist militant sect Boko Haram on Tuesday released a video purporting to show the execution of three men the group...
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...
Two Female Bombers Killed In Foiled Attack In Nigeria
Civilian vigilantes foiled a suicide attack on the outskirts of Nigeria's flashpoint city of Maiduguri, killing two...
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...
Nigerian Women Displaced By Boko Haram Hold Protest
Thousands of Nigerian women forced from their homes by Boko Haram jihadists held a protest on Sunday to demand better...
Army Loses 31 Soldiers To Boko Haram In One Month
Nigerian Army has revealed that 28 of its men were killed The Nigerian Army has revealed that 28 of its men were killed...
Thousands Flee Boko Haram Attacks Around Nigeria’s Chibok
Some 7,000 people have fled from villages around the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok because of Boko Haram attacks,...
Donors Pledge $672 Mn In Aid For Lake Chad Region
Donor countries meeting in Oslo on Friday pledged $672 million (634 million euros) in emergency aid for people...
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...
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...
Boko Haram Attacks Town Previously Bombed By Nigerian Air Force, 15 Killed- Army
Around 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the jihadists attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, two days after...
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...