Boko haram clashes
SA mercenary speaks out after Boko Haram bloodshed
The Nigerian military broke its silence late Friday evening to confirm that the Metele base had been attacked on 18 November, but did not give a death toll.
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Nigeria's Boko Haram has abducted more than 1,000 children since 2013: UN
The agency said it had documented more than 1,000 verified cases, the first time it had published an estimated tally. But the actual number could be much larger, it added.
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Nigeria plans to negotiate for release of 110 abducted Dapchi girls
The kidnapping is one of the largest since the jihadist group Boko Haram abducted more than 270 schoolgirls from the northeastern town of Chibok in 2014.
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Buhari vows to crush Boko Haram after mass kidnapping
More than one hundred girls are missing after an attack on a school in northeast Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram insurgents.
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Nigeria convicts 205 Boko Haram suspects in mass trials
More than 20,000 people have been killed and two million forced to flee their homes since the insurgency began.
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Boko Haram militants hand over 13 hostages to Nigerian govt
The kidnappings were part of a campaign of attacks last year by the jihadist group whose bid to create an Islamic state in the northeast.
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Boko Haram suspects go on public trial in Niger
The Islamist insurgency has spread beyond its roots in Nigeria, killing 20,000 and uprooting nearly 3 million in the Lake Chad region.
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Nigerian air force killed dozens in attacks on villages – Amnesty
The report is the latest challenge to the military on human rights and the attacks suggest a deadly crisis between herders and farmers is spiralling out of government control.
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Suicide bomber kills 13 others in northeast Nigerian city - police official
The evening attack, which also injured five people, struck the city’s Muna Garage area, Damian Chukwu, a police commissioner, told Reuters.
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Chad withdraws troops from fight against Boko Haram in Niger
There was no immediate explanation or comment from defence officials in Chad.
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Suicide bombers kill 27, wound 83 in northeast Nigeria
Two more suicide bombers detonated their devices at the gates to a nearby refugee camp, wounding many people, an emergency services official said.
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Boko Haram and famine hit efforts to rebuild lives in Nigeria’s northeast
More than seven million people risk starvation in the surrounding Lake Chad region, according to the United Nations.
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Nigeria Army: Boko Haram members fleeing Sambisa Forest
The army has warned insurgent may are headed for neighbouring areas around the Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
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Two suicide bombers kill 8 in northeast Nigeria's Maiduguri
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attacks bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram.
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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.
