Boko Haram

Suspected Boko Haram militants attack major Nigeria northern city

Suspected Boko Haram militants began attacking Nigeria's major northeastern city of Maiduguri just a...

Jan 25, 2015 04:02 AM EST

Hollande says aircraft carrier could support Iraq operations

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is ready to be used to support military operations again...

Jan 15, 2015 05:21 AM EST

Chad appeals for aid for refugees who fled Boko Haram attacks

Chad's prime minister has appealed for international aid for thousands of Nigerian refugees who fled...

Jan 08, 2015 09:25 PM EST

Nigeria sentences 54 troops to death for mutiny

Nigeria has sentenced 54 soldiers to death by firing squad for mutiny while fighting against insurge...

Dec 18, 2014 07:37 AM EST

Prison break frees 200 inmates in central Nigeria

Gunmen broke into a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a poli...

Dec 08, 2014 09:16 AM EST

France's Hollande praises peaceful Burkina transition as model for Africa

French President Francois Hollande warned African leaders on Saturday against trying to hang on to p...

Nov 30, 2014 12:21 AM EST

Chad's Deby plays for high stakes in Boko Haram talk

Chad's President Idriss Deby, a wily survivor of rebellions, is looking to bolster his powerbroker r...

Nov 03, 2014 07:56 PM EST

Chad says Nigeria deal with Boko Haram to free girls still on

Chad said it believed Nigeria's secret deal with Boko Haram Islamists to free more than 200 kidnappe...

Oct 24, 2014 08:24 AM EDT

Nigerians doubtful of girls' release after Boko Haram 'truce' breached

A wave of violence hours after Nigeria's government announced a truce with Boko Haram raised doubt o...

Oct 19, 2014 09:22 AM EDT

Six months after girls abducted, Nigerians protest near president's house

Protesters demanding the release of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped six months ago by I...

Oct 15, 2014 12:56 AM EDT

Ten Chinese workers among 27 hostages freed in Cameroon

Twenty-seven hostages seized by militant group Boko Haram in Cameroon in May and July have been rele...

Oct 12, 2014 09:48 AM EDT

Regional leaders step up Boko Haram fight with troops, command center

Leaders of Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Benin on Tuesday announced plans to step up the fight against Bo...

Oct 08, 2014 06:39 AM EDT

Boko Haram leader says ruling Nigerian town by Islamic law

The leader of Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram said his fighters were now ruling the captured nor...

Aug 25, 2014 11:17 AM EDT

Nigeria: Islamic Terror Group Boko Haram Blamed For Latest Assault at Agricultural College Killing Up to 50 Students (Video)

The Nigerian terrorist organization Boko Haram has been blamed for attacking an agricultural college...

Sep 30, 2013 12:29 PM EDT

Family of 7 Kidnapped: French Nationals Abducted in Cameroon, Most Likely by Nigerian Terrorists, Boko Haram

A French family of seven - including four children- was kidnapped on Tuesday in northern Cameroon, a...

Feb 20, 2013 04:00 AM EST

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