Boko Haram
Nigeria’s army says rescued 178 captives of Boko Haram
World
August 3, 2015
Nigeria’s army says rescued 178 captives of Boko Haram
Nigeria's army said late on Sunday that it rescued 178 people held by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria's…
Death toll rises to 37 after blasts in Nigerian city of Gombe
World
July 23, 2015
Death toll rises to 37 after blasts in Nigerian city of Gombe
The death toll from multiple bomb blasts at two bus stations in the northern Nigerian city of Gombe on Wednesday…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill scores in Nigeria
World
July 3, 2015
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill scores in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they…
Boko Haram bombs kill 13, injure 45 in northern Nigeria
World
June 17, 2015
Boko Haram bombs kill 13, injure 45 in northern Nigeria
Bombs found at an abandoned stronghold of Boko Haram Islamists exploded, killing at least 13 people and injuring 45 others…
Burundi to take center stage as African leaders meet
World
June 14, 2015
Burundi to take center stage as African leaders meet
Leaders meet in Johannesburg on Sunday for an African Union summit which will be dominated by the political unrest in…
Bomb blast hits market in Nigeria’s Borno State, 16 dead
World
June 7, 2015
Bomb blast hits market in Nigeria’s Borno State, 16 dead
A bomb blast hit a cattle market in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno late on Saturday, with as many as…
Nigeria military repels Boko Haram attack in northeast
World
May 30, 2015
Nigeria military repels Boko Haram attack in northeast
Nigeria's military on Saturday repelled a Boko Haram attack on the key northeast city of Maiduguri that saw rocket-propelled grenades…
Local official: Boko Haram hacks 10 to death in NE Nigeria
World
May 25, 2015
Local official: Boko Haram hacks 10 to death in NE Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in a remote village in northeast Nigeria, a local government official told…
Freed Nigerian women tell of horror of Boko Haram captivity
World
May 4, 2015
Freed Nigerian women tell of horror of Boko Haram captivity
Boko Haram fighters killed older boys and men in front of their families before taking women and children into the…
Hundreds of rescued Nigerian women and children arrive at refugee camp
World
May 3, 2015
Hundreds of rescued Nigerian women and children arrive at refugee camp
Hundreds of traumatized Nigerian women and children rescued from Boko Haram Islamists have been released into the care of authorities…