Nigeria

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…

Cameroon separatists prepare for guerrilla war

by Célia Lebur  IKOM, Nigeria (AFP) -- For the first time in his life, Victor Obi believes that the only way to…

22 school pupils die in Nigeria road crash: official

  KANO, Nigeria (AFP) -- Twenty-two students and their driver were Tuesday killed when their bus collided with a truck…

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…

Hunting Africa’s Einstein with a science lab on wheels

by Aminu Abubakar Agence France Presse MUDURU, Nigeria (AFP) -- A dozen other students look on as Umar Amadu uses…

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…

Eight killed in Nigeria suicide bombing: authorities

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AFP) - Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a…

Cash incentives help entrepreneur persuade Nigerians to recycle

LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Olamide Babajide goes out on the streets of Lagos to shop for old tires, a key…

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