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The names of the 21 Chibok girls released
The release of the girls is coming after two & half years after their abduction in Chibok Borno state.
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22 Niger soldiers killed in attack on refugee camp
The attack targeted a camp in the village of Tassalit in Niger’s Tahoua, 525 km northeast of Niamey.
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Women in Boko Haram fighting, not just cooking and cleaning - researchers
Four in 10 female respondents said they served as soldiers, compared with 45 percent of men.
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Unicef: 75,000 children could die in Nigeria hunger crisis
The UN has called for military escorts for aid workers trying to reach areas affected by the crisis.
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Man purporting to be Boko Haram leader taunts Nigerian military in video
In recent years, the Nigerian army said it has killed or critically wounded Shekau on multiple occasions.
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Boko Haram violence leaves families 'teetering on edge of famine' - aid groups
The group’s 7-year insurgency to create an Islamic state in northeast Nigeria has killed 15,000 people.
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Boko Haram militants kill 6 in northern Nigeria ambush - army
Boko Haram has killed more than 15,000 people across Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad.
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Clash with Boko Haram in Niger kills 5 soldiers, 30 militants
Boko Haram took the nearby town of Bosso in early June, in an attack that killed 32 soldiers.
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Nigerian army faces new dangers in Boko Haram campaign
The military campaign has curbed an insurgency that has killed at least 15,000 people since 2009.
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Nigeria would let Boko Haram pick NGO intermediary in talks to free Chibok girls
Around 270 girls were taken from their school in the village of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria in April 2014.
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Without aid, 49,000 children will die this year in northeast Nigeria - UN
Of the 475,000 deemed at risk, 49,000 in Nigeria’s Borno state, Boko Haram’s heartland, will die this year.
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Islamic State names new leader of Nigeria's Boko Haram
Abu Musab al-Barnawi was named Islamic State’s governor for West Africa in a two-page interview.
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Niger extends state of emergency in Diffa region hit by Boko Haram
Attacks by Boko Haram since late May have emptied the towns of Bosso and Yebi near the Nigeria border.
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Hunger stalks Boko Haram victims in Nigerian camp as food runs out
More than 1,200 people have died from starvation and illness in the camp on a hospital compound in Bama.
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Boko Haram fracturing over Islamic State ties, US general warns
The assessment suggested Boko Haram’s loyalty pledge had so far mostly been a branding exercise.
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Chad sends troops to Niger for counterattack on Boko Haram
Boko Haram killed 30 soldiers and forced 50,000 people to flee when it took Bosso on Friday.
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Boko Haram attack in southeastern Niger kills 32 soldiers
It was the deadliest attack carried out in Niger by the Islamist group since April 2015.
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Niger security forces kill 12 Boko Haram fighters in gun battle
Machine guns, rocket propelled grenade launchers & mobile telephones were captured from the enemy.
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Youth vigilantes demand R3.5m from Nigerian police
The Civilian Joint Task Force works alongside the Nigerian military to root out Boko Haram.
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Nigerian army: Second Chibok girl rescued
The army, in a statement, said the girl was among 97 women & children held hostage by Boko Haram.
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Western powers devise plan to fight Boko Haram
Sources in Nigeria say the leaders are signing new agreements on further defence in fighting the group.
