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Kidnapped Chibok girl found in Nigeria - reports

Amina Ali Nkek was reportedly found in the Sambisa Forest, close to Nigeria's border with Cameroon.

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Nigeria needs more help to fight Boko Haram - security summit

The fight against Boko Haram is bearing fruit but the militant group remains extremely dangerous, and Nigeria needs more help to crush it and cope

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Nigeria hosts summit on Boko Haram, 'weakened but still a threat'

The fight against Boko Haram is bearing fruit but the militant group is still a serious threat, French President François Hollande told a summit in Nigeria on Saturday.

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New video of "Chibok girls" puts pressure on Nigerian government

Emotional parents have identified some of their daughters, kidnapped from a school in the town of Chibok two years ago

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The second anniversary of the kidnapping by Boko Haram of the "Chibok Girls"

They have become the most notorious victims of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram and known as the Chibok girls. The group has made kidnapping a

Nigeria

"Bring Back Our Girls" parents mark second anniversary of abduction

Parent desperation for missing Chibok schoolgirls New proof of life of three girls UN reports on Boko Haram’s use of child bombers It is a

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Boko Haram burns children alive, kills more than 80 - reports

Charred corpses littered the streets of a village in north-eastern Nigeria after an attack by Boko Haram extremists Saturday night.

Nigeria

Boko Haram keeps up Christmas offensive in Nigeria

Details are now coming in of the latest deadly Boko Haram attacks in northern Nigeria which have left at least 80 people dead in Maiduguri, the

Nigeria

Many victims in suicide bomb blasts in Nigeria

There’s been more violence in northern Nigeria where two female suicide bombers have blown themselves up at a mobile phone market in the city of

Nigeria

Nigerian military 'frees 338 hostages' from Boko Haram camps

Army raids on Boko Haram camps in north-eastern Nigeria are said to have resulted in the release of 338 hostages. According to a military statement

USA

Boko Haram: US sends troops to Cameroon

The US is to send 300 of its troops to Cameroon to help counter militant Islamists Boko Haram. The troops are to provide intelligence to the multi

Cameroon

Deadly weekend for Nigeria's neighbours amid attacks blamed on Boko Haram

Nigeria’s neighbours are reeling after a weekend of bloodshed blamed on the militant group Boko Haram. At least nine people were killed and many more

Chad

Co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks kill more than 30 people in Chad

Five co-ordinated suicide bomb attacks have struck the market at Baga Sola in Chad, just over the border from Nigeria and a refugee camp for people

Nigeria

Bomb blast at Nigeria market 'kills 50'

Dozens of people have been killed in a bomb attack on a packed market in northeast Nigeria. The explosion, bearing the hallmarks of Boko Haram, took

Nigeria

Nigeria: Army says it has freed 178 Boko Haram captives

Nigeria’s army says it has rescued 178 people held by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram. It said the captives – more than 100 of them children –

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Nigeria: Dozens of Eid shoppers killed in Gombe market blasts

Women and children are among around 50 people reported dead and dozens more injured after twin explosions at a packed market in Nigeria. Nobody has

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Nigerian troops arrest alleged mastermind of deadly bombings

The alleged mastermind behind deadly bombings in central Nigeria has been arrested. The defence ministry announced that the suspect, behind attacks

Nigeria

Nigeria: Boko Haram blamed for latest attack that kills dozens

Northeastern Nigeria has been rocked by another bomb attack that has left around 50 people dead at a busy market.

Nigeria

Warnings over difficulties facing Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram

The displaced are starting to return to their homes in the northeast of Nigeria after the army mounted a massive operation to drive away Boko Haram

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Boko Haram freed women tell of captive life under Islamist Jihadi fighters

Boko Haram is fracturing, there is discontent in the organisation’s ranks as they face shortages of fuel and weapons. That’s according to a group of