Up to seven people died when Nigeria’s army repelled an attack on Sunday by suspected Boko Haram fighters on a … Continue reading →
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Boko Haram gunmen have abducted 16 women in a remote area of northeast Nigeria's Adamawa state, police, a lawmaker and … Continue reading →
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By Phil Stewart and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. administration is seeking to approve a sale of as … Continue reading →
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By Kieran Guilbert DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Babies and children are among more than 100 people to have died … Continue reading →
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Regional and Western powers were on Saturday urged to do more to stop the threat from Boko Haram, as the … Continue reading →
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By Lanre Ola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A Nigerian teenager kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago has … Continue reading →
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The first Chibok teenager to escape from Boko Haram's Sambisa Forest stronghold has been flown to … Continue reading →
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Six people were killed on Friday in a village in southern Niger in an attack thought to have been carried … Continue reading →
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Thirty soldiers from Niger and two from Nigeria were killed in a Boko Haram attack by “hundreds of assailants” on … Continue reading →
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Boko Haram militants have shot dead 18 women at a funeral in Nigeria’s northeast, rampaging through a village, setting houses … Continue reading →
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Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a village in Niger while a delegation of ministers were visiting, killing seven gendarmes and … Continue reading →
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By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Boko Haram’s appointment of a new leader and his apparent rejection by the group’s … Continue reading →
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Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of school girls kidnapped two … Continue reading →
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Nigeria’s air force said it had killed some senior Boko Haram militants and possibly fatally wounded their overall leader in … Continue reading →
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption … Continue reading →
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he and Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari had discussed … Continue reading →
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Boko Haram Islamist have released 21 of more than 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists in 2014 in the … Continue reading →
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By Alexis Akwagyiram and Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) – Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 … Continue reading →
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ABUJA, Nigeria — A group of Nigerian parents are excitedly waiting to be reunited with 21 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko … Continue reading →
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Ali Bukar didn't know anyone when he arrived in Maiduguri with 43 people in tow and not a coin in … Continue reading →
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