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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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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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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.
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US pledges $40m to countries affected by Boko Haram
The money was to help about seven million people affected by the insurgent group in West Africa.
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Nigerian forces repel Boko Haram attack near Niger border
Boko Haram controlled a swath of land in northeast Nigeria around the size of Belgium at the start of 2015.
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Boko Haram 'lures, traps' Nigerian entrepreneurs with business loans
Many Nigerian youths have allegedly accepted loans for their businesses in return for joining Boko Haram.
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Level of Boko Haram's destruction in Nigeria revealed
A World Bank report says about 20,000 people have died at the hands of the terrorist group in Nigeria.
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Cameroon soldiers kill 20 Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria
Cameroon commander General said the Islamist fighters were killed in the Nigerian town of Djibrila.
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'Boko Haram fighters trained in Somalia'
Somalia’s president made the revelation during a security conference in Germany on Sunday.
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Boko Haram attack kills 65 in Nigeria
Officials say the attack happened in the community of Dalori, about 5 km east of Maiduguri in Borno state.
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48 killed in bombings in north Nigeria
The attacks came a day after the army fought Boko Haram militants west of Maiduguri, capital of Borno state.
