Nigeria

Suicide bombers kill dozens in northeast Nigerian market and mosque

Dozens of people were killed when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, residents said.

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Five Cameroon soldiers killed in likely Boko Haram attack near border with Nigeria

Five Cameroonian soldiers were killed and three injured in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a military post in the far north of the country

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Boko Haram attacks on military base and villages in Nigeria leave at least 18 dead

At least 18 people were killed and dozens were wounded in coordinated Boko Haram attacks overnight on a military camp and villages around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri

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Four aid workers killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Four aid workers were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Rann, in northeast Nigeria, the United Nations said on Friday, in the latest violence to hit the remote town.

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Nigerian Air Force inducts Tsaigumi, first operational indigenous ISR drone

The Nigerian Air Force on February 15 inducted Tsaigumi, its first operational indigenous Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle.

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Boko Haram kills two as military says group ‘defeated’

Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and killed two people, a local resident and a security source said as the military maintained the group had been defeated

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Boko Haram attacks in Niger kill fewer people because they’ve already fled

The number of civilian deaths at hands of Boko Haram fell in Niger last year, but the statistics do not reflect the situation on the ground.

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Boko Haram kills 20 loggers in Nigeria, local militia and residents say

Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 20 loggers near Maiduguri in Borno state, the latest attack against civilians in northeast Nigeria.

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Regional force targets top Boko Haram leaders in Nigeria

Troops from Nigeria and neighboring countries have launched major offensives against Boko Haram factions and their leaders, the military said

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ISIS-allied Boko Haram faction claims killing of Nigerian troops

The Islamic State faction of Boko Haram on Friday said it was responsible for a late December attack on Nigerian army barracks.

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