Boko Haram
11 Cameroonians killed in Boko Haram attack
Boko Haram fighters torched a village in Cameroon’s troubled Far North Region overnight and killed 11 civilians in their sleep, security sources told AFP yesterday.
Boko Haram suicide attack kills 8 at Nigeria mosque
Eight people are killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident says.
20 killed in northeast Nigeria mosque blasts
Explosions in and around a mosque in northeast Nigeria killed at least 20 people, police say.
Boko Haram attack kills 18 in Nigeria
Boko Haram killed at least 18 people and wounded scores in coordinated attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the flashpoint Nigerian city of Maiduguri, which they also tried to infiltrate across a defensive trench, officials said yesterday.
Abducted Chibok girls say 'we won't return': Boko Haram video
Islamist militants Boko Haram releases a new video purporting to show at least 14 of the Chibok schoolgirls whose mass kidnapping nearly four years ago became a symbol of Nigeria's brutal conflict.
27 killed in Nigeria suicide bombing
A woman suicide bomber blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in northeast Nigeria, two local officials say, in an attack bearing the hallmark of Boko Haram militants.
Second Chibok girl found with 97 other hostages
A second Chibok schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram more than two years ago has been found during military operations in northeast Nigeria, the army says.
First kidnapped Chibok girl 'found in Nigeria'
One of the missing Chibok girls has been found in Nigeria, activists say, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago.
Boko Haram links to IS alarm UN
The UN Security Council has said it is alarmed by ties between Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants and the Islamic State (IS) group.
'Suicide bomber' claims to be missing Nigerian schoolgirl
Authorities in Cameroon and Nigeria are investigating a claim from a would-be suicide bomber that she was one of a group of schoolgirls abducted in 2014.
22 killed in Nigeria mosque suicide blast
Two female suicide bombers attack a mosque in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing 22 worshippers, the army says.
Boko Haram blamed for deadly attack on Nigeria village
At least 50 people are reported killed in north-eastern Nigeria in a gun and bomb attack by suspected Boko Haram militants.
Kenyan Muslims shield Christians in bus attack
A group of Kenyan Muslims travelling on a bus ambushed by Islamist gunmen protected Christian passengers by refusing to be split into groups, according to eyewitnesses.
‘$2bn stolen’ from anti-Boko Haram fight
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of his predecessor's security adviser who allegedly stole more than $2bn ($1.31).
Nigeria's Boko Haram reveals rocket-making factory
Islamist militant group Boko Haram releases photos apparently showing a rocket-making factory in north-eastern Nigeria.
Nigeria bombs leave at least 42 dead
Two bomb attacks in north-eastern Nigeria have left at least 42 people dead and more than 100 injured, officials say.
30 dead in Nigeria mosque blasts
At least 30 people have died after two explosions at a mosque near the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, an emergency official says.
54 killed in Nigeria explosions
At least 54 people have been killed in three explosions in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, police say.
Extremists kill 28 in Nigeria village attacks
Boko Haram extremists kill 28 people during attacks on remote villages in northeast Nigeria, members of a civilian defense group says.