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May- 2022 -

23 May

Nigerian troops patrolling the streets in the northeast town of Baga, Borno State, Nigeria

Jihadists Kill 30 in Northeast Nigeria: Sources

Jihadists have killed 30 men in a revenge attack after their commanders died in military air strikes in Nigeria's northeast Borno state, two militia leaders said.

4 May

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Kill Seven Villagers in Northeast Nigeria

Jihadists attacked a village in northeast Nigeria, killing seven people, shortly after the UN chief arrived in the troubled region.

1 May

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Multinational Force Says 20 Jihadists Killed in Lake Chad Basin

Troops from a west African military force killed some 20 jihadists in three days during an operation in the Lake Chad basin, the coalition said Sunday.

Apr- 2022 -

17 April

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigerian Airstrikes Kill 70 ‘Terrorists’

Nigeria's airforce said that it had killed more than 70 Islamic State-affiliated fighters in the north of the country, at the border with Niger.

12 April

Africa

Nigerien soldiers stand guard outside Diffa airport

Staff Writer With AFP

Dozens Dead After Gunmen Ransack Central Nigerian Villages

Gunmen raided and ransacked a group of villages in central Nigeria, in one of the worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs.

Mar- 2022 -

17 March

Africa

Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano aircraft pilot launches a Hydra 70 rocket

Adetokunbo Abiola

Is the Tucano Aircraft a Game Changer in Nigeria’s Terrorism Fight?

Commentators increasingly see the A-29 Super Tucano as a game changer in Nigeria's fight against ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists.

Feb- 2022 -

25 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Five MSF Workers Kidnapped in Cameroon: Local Official, MSF

Five workers with the French medical charity MSF have been kidnapped in Cameroon's Far North.

24 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Kill Five Soldiers in Lake Chad Region

Five Chadian soldiers have been killed by jihadists in the Lake Chad region.

22 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

18 Civilians Feared Killed Near Niger’s Border With Mali

Eighteen civilians have been killed in two suspected jihadist attacks in the west of Niger near the Sahel nation's border with Mali, the government said.

20 February

Africa