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Chad and Niger launch joint campaign against Boko Haram

Chad and Niger have launched a joint military operation against Boko Haram in Nigeria. The Sunni militant group has expanded cross border raids

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Nigeria: Dozens killed as blasts hit former Boko Haram stronghold

Nigeria

At least 50 killed in multiple blasts in key Nigerian city

At least 50 people are reported dead after three blasts rocked the key northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri. One bomb is said to have gone off near

Nigeria

Nigeria rocked by twin suicide attacks, Boko Haram blamed

At least 26 people have been killing in suicide attacks in two different parts of Nigeria. The attacks took place at major bus stations in Potiskum

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Nigeria retakes Baga as Boko Haram attacks more villages

Nigerian forces are said to have retaken the strategic northeastern town of Baga from Islamist militant group Boko Haram. However, witnesses reported

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Nigeria says airstrikes have killed 'large number' of Boko Haram militants

Nigeria’s military says it has bombed northeastern training camps and equipment belonging to Boko Haram, killing a large number of insurgents. The

Nigeria

Hundreds of Boko Haram militants killed around northeastern Nigeria

More than 300 Boko Haram islamic militants have been killed in operations in and around northeastern Nigeria according to army sources. As part of a

Nigeria

Boko Haram vows to disrupt Nigeria's March 28 election 'at any cost'

Islamist militants Boko Haram have vowed to disrupt Nigeria’s March 28 elections at any cost in a newly released video. It comes as fears grow that

Cameroon

African presidents create 80-million euro fund to fight Boko Haram

Presidents from ten central African states have held an emergency summit in Cameroon to create an 80-million euro fund to fight the Islamist militant

Chad

Footage shows Boko Haram's latest deadly attack

For the first time, the Islamist militant group attacked a village in Chad, killing several people.

Nigeria

Vow to crush Boko Haram met with scorn

The Nigerian government is insisting that a widening offensive by Boko Haram will be crushed, and there will be no further election postponement

Nigeria

Battle against Boko Haram intensifies

Boko Haram militants have continued to push their battles over Nigeria’s borders, with an attack and suspected kidnapping in northern Cameroon. It

Nigeria

Nigeria and neighbours announce multi-national force to confront Boko Haram

At a meeting in Cameroon, Nigeria and its four neighbouring countries have agreed to send an 8,000 plus force to confront Boko Haram. The conflict is

Nigeria

Nigerian presidential election delayed due to security concerns

The country's electoral commission announces the vote will be postponed by more than a month.

Nigeria

Chad forces mass on Nigeria border as France boosts fight against Boko Haram

France has sent military advisers to Niger’s southern border with Nigeria in an effort to boost the campaign by regional powers against the Islamist

Chad

Chadian forces kill hundreds of Boko Haram militants in north east Nigeria

Chad’s army claims it has killed some 200 Boko Haram militants in the towns of Gambaru and Ngala near the border with Cameroon. Around 2,000 Chadian

Nigeria

Boko Haram strikes again in Nigeria

The Islamist group attacked Maiduguri a major northeastern city around midnight on Sunday.

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks have displaced one million

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German Boko Haram hostage freed

A German hostage, kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, has been freed following a raid by Cameroon’s military. Arriving at Yaounde

Nigeria

Boko Haram exporting terror violence

The UN Security Council has demanded that Nigeria’s terrorist group Boko Haram disarm and demobilise. The charity Oxfam says violence by the Islamist