Boko Haram
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Apr- 2019 -10 AprilAfrica
Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa
Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants
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9 AprilAfrica
2,000 flee Jakana as Nigeria army prepares offensive against Islamic State
Around 2,000 people have been forced to flee Jakana to an IDP camp near Maiduguri ahead of a Nigeria military offensive against Boko Haram
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7 AprilAfrica
Nigeria: Three killed in twin suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri
Three people were killed and more than 30 were injured in a twin suicide bomb attack in Muna Dalti on the outskirts of Maiduguri in Nigeria's Borno state
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2 AprilAfrica
Nigerian Air Force targets Islamic State base at Magari near Lake Chad
Airstrikes "significantly degraded" an Islamic State West Africa province base at Magari in the Lake Chad area of Borno state
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1 AprilAfrica
Nigeria: Troops kill 16 ‘Boko Haram terrorists’ in Lake Chad area, MNJTF says
Troops from the regional Multinational Joint Task Force 'neutralised' 16 'Boko Haram terrorists' in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state
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Mar- 2019 -28 MarchAfrica
Nigeria: 2 killed in Boko Haram attack on Miringa military base
Boko Haram militants raided a military base in Miringa in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, killing a police officer and a local resident
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27 MarchAfrica
Niger: Boko Haram suicide bomb and gun attack in Diffa region kills at least 10
At least 10 people were killed along with at least two suicide bombers in a coordinated Boko Haram attack in N'Guigmi in the Diffa region of eastern Niger
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22 MarchAfrica
Chad: Boko Haram kills 23 soldiers in Dangdala attack
Twenty-three soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Dangdala, the deadliest Boko Haram attack on the military in Chad
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19 MarchAfrica
Nigeria: Boko Haram blamed as roadside bomb kills 8 near Gwoza
Eight people were killed in Warabe near Gwoza in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, near the border with Cameroon when a vehicle hit a roadside mine
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15 MarchAfrica
Islamic State enforced leadership change in West Africa province, audio reveals
ISIS has appointed Umar al-Barnawi as the new leader of Nigeria-based Islamic State West Africa province, two audio recordings have revealed
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