ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A leading human rights group said Thursday that Nigeria-based Boko Haram had killed more than 1,000 civilians already this year and forced hundreds of...
MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press EDWIN KINDZEKA MOKI, Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of civilians, including many children, have been abducted and are being used...
(Reuters) – Graffiti and Boko Haram’s black and white flags were all that remained of the Islamists in Damasak after troops from Chad and Niger...
Sylvie Corbet, ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS (AP) — France has reoriented its military efforts in West Africa to focus more on the fight against Boko Haram,...
Sylvie Corbet, ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS (AP) — France has reoriented its military efforts in West Africa to focus more on the fight against Boko Haram,...
Mark Hosenball, REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The United States is limiting its intelligence and military aid to Nigeria during Boko Haram’s deadly insurgency due to concerns over...
ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State militants have accepted a pledge of allegiance by the Nigerian-grown Boko Haram extremist group, according to a...
(All Africa) – Just a day after launching a joint offensive against the terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigerian territory, Niger and Chadian forces recaptured...
YAOUNDE (VOA News) – Nigerian Muslims who fled to Cameroon to escape Boko Haram say they are being shunned as suspected sympathizers of the insurgent group....
YAOUNDE (VOA News) – Nigerian Muslims who fled to Cameroon to escape Boko Haram say they are being shunned as suspected sympathizers of the insurgent group....
HARUNA UMAR, Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram militants are rampaging through northeast Nigerian villages and selectively killing men, boys and members of the...
KRISTA LARSON, Associated Press BAGA SOLA, Chad (AP) — Kellou Abakar knew she was in trouble as the contractions started not long after an Islamic extremist...
Edwin Kindzeka Moki, ASSOCIATED PRESS YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Thousands of Cameroonian youths marched through the capital Saturday to show support for the military’s battle...
AHMED SAKA, Associated Press HARUNA UMAR, Associated Press JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Explosions in Nigeria’s north central city of Jos and the northeastern town of Biu...
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network (GIN) – After a published plea from Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan for U.S. combat troops in the...
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist They were young and largely impoverished. To find work, they had migrated from their native Egypt to a mid-coastal...
By Lekan Oguntoyinbo NNPA Columnist They were young and largely impoverished. To find work, they had migrated from their native Egypt to a mid-coastal...
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Niger, Chad and Cameroon are seeking to pin down Boko Haram within Nigeria’s borders ahead of a ground-and-air offensive by a regional...
Special to the NNPA from the Global Information Network (GIN) – In a mounting chorus of voices, Nigerians from north to south, from the diaspora and...
Edwin Kindzeka Moki and Krista Larson, ASSOCIATED PRESS YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The Nigeria-based terror group Boko Haram on Monday threatened neighboring countries Niger and...
DANY PADIRE, Associated Press KRISTA LARSON, Associated Press MOUNDOU, Chad (AP) — Suspected Boko Haram militants staged their first attack in Chad on Friday, hitting the...
PARIS (The News) – Media freedom suffered a “drastic decline” worldwide last year in part because of extremist groups such as Islamic State and Boko...
PARIS (The News) – Media freedom suffered a “drastic decline” worldwide last year in part because of extremist groups such as Islamic State and Boko...
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Thousands of civilians fled their homes in the southeastern Niger town of Diffa this week, officials said on Thursday, following waves of cross-border...
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Thousands of civilians fled their homes in the southeastern Niger town of Diffa this week, officials said on Thursday, following waves of cross-border...