Boko Haram

Three soldiers, 14 attackers dead in Niger camp assault

NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- Three soldiers and 14 attackers died in an assault earlier this week on an army camp…

Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram funeral attack rises to 65

GAJIRAM, Nigeria (AFP) -- An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left…

Eight dead as gunmen storm French drilling camp in Niger

NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) -- Seven local employees of a French drilling firm and a government official were killed in southeast…

Boko Haram has abducted over 1,000 children in Nigeria since 2013: UNICEF

  LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) -- As Nigeria prepares to mark the fourth anniversary of the Chibok kidnapping, UNICEF reported on Friday…

18 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria: emergency services

KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- At least 18 people were killed and 84 wounded when Boko Haram jihadists clashed with Nigerian soldiers…

More than 100 girls ‘missing’ after Boko Haram school attack

by Aminu Abubakar with Phil Hazlewood in Lagos © Agence France-Presse DAMATURU, Nigeria (AFP) -- More than 100 girls were missing on…

Nigeria releases more Boko Haram suspects

ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) -- Nigeria has freed another 51 Boko Haram suspects in the latest round of dropped cases for lack of…

Chibok girls’ kidnapper jailed for 15 years

by Aminu Abubakar Agence France-Presse KANO, Nigeria (AFP) - A man involved in the 2014 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from…

Teenage suicide bomber kills at least 50 in Nigeria mosque

  by Aminu ABUBAKAR with Phil HAZLEWOOD in Lagos Agence France Presse KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- At least 50 people…

5 children killed by ‘young girl’ suicide bomber in Cameroon

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon (AFP) - Five children were killed Tuesday night and two others wounded by a suicide bomber described as…

Boko Haram kills six Nigerian soldiers in raid

KANO, Nigeria (AFP) - At least six soldiers were killed in heavy fighting when Boko Haram raided a military base and looted…

Britain pledges £200M to help Nigeria fight Boko Haram

LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) - Britain will give Nigeria aid worth £200 million over five years to help it cope with…

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