Cameroon

Two Killed in Niger as Troops Foil Jihadist Attack

Two villagers were killed during a raid in Niger's troubled south as troops repulsed an attack by jihadists in another area, security sources said Wednesday.

Read More »

Separatist Rebels Kill Three Gendarmes in Cameroon

Anglophone separatist rebels in Cameroon's Northwest region killed three gendarmes, the latest deaths in a bloody four-year conflict.

Read More »

Nigeria’s Boko Haram Leader ‘Badly Wounded’: Sources

Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists.

Read More »

All 279 Kidnapped Nigerian Students Released: Governor

All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, the local governor said Tuesday.

Read More »

Cameroon Troops Raped 20 Women, Killed Man: HRW

Cameroonian soldiers raped at least 20 women, including four with disabilities, and killed a man in a raid last year in an English-speaking secessionist region, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

Read More »

New Abduction at Nigeria School, Hundreds Feared Missing

Suspected armed bandits raided a school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria overnight, a teacher and parent said Friday, raising fears of another mass kidnapping in the region.

Read More »

Boko Haram Killed 16 in Nigeria’s Maiduguri Attack: Local Militia

Boko Haram jihadists attacked Nigeria's city of Maiduguri in the volatile northeast killing 16 people, including nine children who were playing football in a field, local militia said.

Read More »

Nigerian Troops Reclaim Town Seized by Jihadists: Army

Nigerian soldiers backed by fighter jets on Tuesday recaptured a town in the restive northeast seized last week by jihadists after they overran a military base, the army said.

Read More »

Nigeria Troops Overrun ISWAP Jihadist Camps in Northeast

Nigerian troops backed by jets have taken control of several camps of IS-linked jihadists, with two senior commanders escaping after several other ranking militants were killed.

Read More »

Cameroon Army Killed 9 Civilians in Anglophone West: HRW

Human Rights Watch accused the Cameroon army of killing nine civilians, including a six-year-old girl, in a raid last month on a village in the troubled English-speaking west of the country.

Read More »