Nigeria
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Mar- 2019 -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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13 MarchAfrica
Niger says army killed 33 Boko Haram fighters in Lake Chad region
Niger said it had killed 33 Boko Haram "terrorists" and seized vehicles and weapons in an operation in the Lake Chad region in the country's southeast
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6 MarchAfrica
Nigeria: Roadside bomb blast blamed on ISWA kills 5 people near Maiduguri
Five farmers were killed when their vehicle was struck by a mine outside Addamari near the restive northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri
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Feb- 2019 -23 FebruaryAfrica
Boko Haram attacks reported across northern Nigeria on polling day
One soldier was killed and 20 others wounded in Boko Haram attacks in Maiduguri, just hours before voting began in Nigeria's presidential election
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18 FebruaryAfrica
Boko Haram kills Nigeria soldiers in attack near Banki
Two Nigerian soldiers were killed and six others injured when Boko Haram militants attacked a military post in Banki near the Cameroon border
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17 FebruaryAfrica
Boko Haram kills four Nigeria troops in assault on Buni Yadi military base
Four Nigerian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Buni Yadi, the latest in a string in northern Nigeria and southern Niger
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10 FebruaryAfrica
Nigeria: Boko Haram kills two in northern Adamawa state
A soldier and a local chief were killed in Boko Haram attacks in Madagali and Gubla in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa state, military and civilian sources said
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9 FebruaryAfrica
Boko Haram kills three Nigeria troops in attack on Ngwom base near Maiduguri
Three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram militants raided a military base in in Ngwom near Maiduguri northeast Nigeria, security sources said
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8 FebruaryAfrica
Nigerian military battles Islamic State in Mallam Fatori, Borno state
Nigerian troops fought Boko Haram in Mallam Fatori near the Niger border, while ISIS claimed its fighters carried out attacks in the area
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