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Four dead in suspected Boko Haram attack in Cameroon
The attack was the deadliest one blamed on Boko Haram in recent months, which have seen a surge in violence after a period of calm last year.
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11 sleeping civilians killed in Boko Haram attack
It was the deadliest Boko Haram raid in recent months in Cameroon. The bodies were ‘charred’, the source close to security services said.
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5 years after Boko Haram kidnap, 112 Chibok girls still missing
On April 14, 2014, gunmen stormed the Chibok girls' boarding school, kidnapping 276 pupils aged 12-17, 57 of whom managed to escape by jumping from the trucks.
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Chad fire chief of staff after Boko Haram attack kills 23
The soldiers were killed after coming under attack from jihadists in the early hours of Friday morning in the deadliest attack on the Chadian military by Boko Haram, which launched an insurgency in Nigeria a decade ago.
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Boko Haram fighters kill 23 Chadian soldiers - security sources
The raid occurred in the town of Dangdala, near the banks of Lake Chad, the sources said.
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Five civilians killed in Boko Haram clash with troops
The deaths happened in the town of Buni Yadi, in Yobe state, on Saturday, in an attack that the military said also killed five jihadists and four soldiers.
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US cuts aid to Cameroon over human rights concerns
A State Department official said that the United States appreciated Cameroon's contributions in fighting Boko Haram extremists from neighboring Nigeria but had concerns about a deadly crackdown on a revolt at home.
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Cameroon should keep borders open for Nigerian refugees - agency
The Norwegian Refugee Council says since November 2018, there has been a steep surge in displacement in northeast Nigeria, triggered by a spike in attacks.
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Thousands flee Nigerian city into Cameroon fearing militant attack - UNHCR
A spokesman for the UNHCR said the residents panicked and fled after the Multinational Joint Task Force, which had gone to secure Rann, left the city.
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Boko Haram attacks military bases in northeast Nigeria
The attacks were the latest against military targets in the region with security becoming a major campaign issue ahead of presidential and legislative elections next month.
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Boko Haram attacks military bases in northeast Nigeria - sources
The incidents are the latest against military targets in the restive region over several months that have raised concerns about a resurgence of the Islamist militants.
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Corruption takes centre stage in Nigerian election campaign
Muhammadu Buhari, an austere and pious former general, will take on wealthy former vice-president Atiku Abubakar at the polls on 16 February.
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More responsibility needed in Boko Haram reporting - Nigeria
Nigerian soldiers seized computers and mobile phones, and detained two journalists from the Daily Trust at its offices in the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday.
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Nigeria's Buhari accepts setbacks in Boko Haram fight
In a recorded interview broadcast late on Monday on Arise TV, President Muhammadu Buhari conceded that troops had come under pressure from the Islamists' guerrilla warfare.
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Nigerian military raids paper after Boko Haram article
The 'Daily Trust' published photographs on its website of armed soldiers raiding its head office in the capital, Abuja.
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'Dangerous' rise in gang attacks in north Nigeria - local leaders
Rural farming communities in north Zamfara, Kaduna and Katsina states have for years struggled with armed criminal gangs who steal cattle and kidnap for ransom.
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Niger army kills at least 280 Boko Haram militants: ministry
More than 200 jihadists were killed in air strikes and a further 87 by ground troops since the offensive began on 28 December, the ministry said in a statement read on state television.
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13 Nigerian troops, policeman killed in Boko Haram attack
An army statement said the attackers ambushed a military convoy late Monday on a highway linking Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, with Damaturu in neighbouring Yobe state.
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Fight against Boko Haram tops regional summit agenda
At the November meeting in N’Djamena, leaders had focused on overhauling current strategy in their fight against Boko Haram, Buhari said.
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Nigeria's military bans Unicef over 'spies' training claim
The military has accused the UN children's agency of hosting workshops in Maiduguri and training people for 'clandestine' activities that are 'sabotaging' counterterrorism efforts.
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Boko Haram kills two soldiers in Nigeria attack
The twin gun and suicide attacks happened early Saturday evening at Gulumba village, in the Bama district of Borno state.
