Boko Haram

African troops' morale 'sky high' as they push back Boko Haram

"Boko Haram is finished" shouted a jubilant soldier from Niger as his comrades danced and waved thei...

Mar 21, 2015 09:36 AM EDT

Nigeria drafts in foreign mercenaries to take on Boko Haram

Nigeria has brought in hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and the former Soviet Union to give...

Mar 13, 2015 09:22 AM EDT

Chad soldiers killed as Boko Haram lose Nigerian towns

About ten Chadian soldiers died in fighting to free two towns in northern Nigeria previously held by...

Mar 09, 2015 10:52 AM EDT

Chad president tells Boko Haram leader to surrender or face death

President Idriss Deby of Chad said on Wednesday he knew the whereabouts of Abubakar Shekau, the lead...

Mar 05, 2015 08:52 AM EST

Abandoned villa now a symbol of Boko Haram losses in former stronghold

A black and white Boko Haram flag still flutters on top of a deserted villa in the Nigerian town of ...

Mar 04, 2015 09:41 AM EST

Thousands protest Boko Haram, support army in Cameroon

Thousands of people marched in Cameroon's capital on Saturday to protest against Nigeria's Boko Hara...

Mar 02, 2015 09:06 AM EST

U.S. military trains African armies ahead of Boko Haram campaign

Under the glare of the Saharan sun, a U.S. special forces trainer corrects the aim of a Chadian sold...

Feb 26, 2015 08:43 AM EST

Obama rejects as 'ugly lie' notion that West at war with Islam

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday urged countries to tackle violent Islamist militancy around ...

Feb 20, 2015 08:33 AM EST

Blood-soaked truck symbolizes Boko Haram's war without borders

A Nigerian armored personnel carrier spattered with blood, riddled with bullets and towed into an ar...

Feb 18, 2015 05:18 AM EST

Rape, acid attacks, kidnap: girls face rising violence in fight for education - U.N.

High-profile attacks such as the abduction 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria and the shooting...

Feb 10, 2015 05:19 AM EST

African nations pledge 8,700 for anti-Boko Haram force

African nations pulling together a regional force to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram militants on Saturda...

Feb 09, 2015 04:26 AM EST

Nigeria postpones Feb. 14 presidential election to March 28: INEC

Nigeria's electoral commission says it is postponing the Feb. 14 presidential election until March 2...

Feb 07, 2015 11:24 PM EST

France sends advisers to Nigeria border to coordinate Boko Haram fight

France has sent military advisers to Niger's southern border with Nigeria to help coordinate militar...

Feb 06, 2015 06:20 AM EST

Blast at Nigeria pro-Jonathan rally was female suicide bomber: police

A bomb blast that went off just minutes after Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan left an election...

Feb 03, 2015 07:19 AM EST

Chad army says kills 120 Boko Haram militants in Cameroon

Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighbouring Ca...

Jan 31, 2015 08:13 PM EST

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