Boko Haram

Nigeria faces new rift over alleged Shi'ite massacre

A religious leader believed that the Nigerian government betrayed and dehumanized the Shi'ite moveme...

Feb 11, 2016 09:47 PM EST

Nigerian President Orders New Investigations on Chibok Schoolgirls Kidnapping

Despite lack of progress in the search for the missing schoolgirls, President Muhammadu Buhari has o...

Jan 21, 2016 10:05 AM EST

Obama sends U.S. troops, drones to Cameroon in anti-Boko Haram fight

The United States is sending 300 U.S. troops, along with surveillance drones, to Cameroon to bolster...

Oct 15, 2015 01:29 AM EDT

Hollande says French air strikes will be needed in Syria

President Francois Hollande said on Monday that French air strikes against Islamic State militants i...

Sep 15, 2015 01:37 AM EDT

Regional military chiefs finalize plans for Boko Haram force

N'DJAMENA Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalised details of the deployment of a jo...

Aug 22, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

Cameroon repatriating 12,000 Nigerian refugees

About 12,000 Nigerians are being repatriated over the next three to four days after seeking refuge i...

Aug 06, 2015 01:47 AM EDT

Cameroon arrests three Boko Haram suspects carrying explosives: sources

Cameroon officials have arrested three suspects carrying a bag containing improvised explosive devic...

Aug 02, 2015 08:51 AM EDT

Nigeria's president must prosecute crimes by rebels, army: U.N.

The United Nations' top human rights official called on Nigeria's new President Muhammadu Buhari on ...

Jun 05, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

New Nigerian president seeks to crush 'godless' Boko Haram

New Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Friday to eradicate the "mindless, godless" mili...

May 29, 2015 07:21 PM EDT

Chadian lawmakers extend mandate of troops fighting Boko Haram

N'DJAMENA Chadian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to indefinitely extend the mandate of troops particip...

May 20, 2015 11:23 AM EDT

After surviving Boko Haram, returnees face hunger in Nigerian towns

Since Nigeria's army began clearing large areas of the country's northeast from Boko Haram, some of ...

May 11, 2015 08:04 AM EDT

Freed Nigerian women tell of horror of Boko Haram captivity

Boko Haram fighters killed older boys and men in front of their families before taking women and chi...

May 03, 2015 06:17 PM EDT

Nigeria’s offensive against Boko Haram slowed by landmines

Nigeria's military is confident it has Boko Haram cornered, but a final push to clear the Islamist m...

May 02, 2015 07:33 PM EDT

Boko Haram, 'Islam's worst enemy,' will be beaten: Niger president

Militant group Boko Haram is "the worst enemy of Islam" and will be defeated because West African Mu...

Apr 04, 2015 08:16 AM EDT

Buhari claims victory in historic Nigerian vote

Nigeria's opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) declared an election victory on Tuesday for for...

Mar 31, 2015 11:18 AM EDT

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