Some stakeholders have urged communities in Borno to “rise up’ and defend themselves against attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in the state. Across section of the stakeholders told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Sunday that it was time that the people rose against the terrorists ...

L'armée annonce avoir mené une importante incursion victorieuse contre le groupe Etat islamique en Afrique de l'Ouest (ex-Boko Haram) au Nigeria. Les combats ont eu lieu les 11 et 14 février à près de 20 kilomètres de la frontière avec le département camerounais du Logone et Chari, dans l'Extrême-No...

On 21 February Nigeriens go to the polls to elect a president and a new parliament. It is the second election after the last military coup in 2010. President Mahamadou Issoufou hopes to be re-elected for a second term. In the weeks ahead of the polls, Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou and ...

L'armée camerounaise a mené du 11 au 14 février une importante offensive en territoire nigérian à Ngoshe, un poste de commandement du groupe terroriste Boko Haram, a affirmé mardi le porte-parole du gouvernement camerounais. Une opération la Force d’intervention conjointe multinationale (MNJTF), ...

Michael Olugbode Borno State Government yesterday commenced the relocation of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from schools which have been serving as IDPs camps. The action commenced with the relocation of the first batch of 602 IDPs at Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Yerwa to Da...

The troops of the Cameroonian Army have handed over two suspected Boko Haram insurgents to their Nigerian counterparts along the nation’s border with the Central African country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, said in a statement on Monday that the troops of 26 Task ...

Girls and women kidnapped by Nigeria's insurgent group, Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād (JAS), commonly known as Boko Haram, face mistrust and persecution upon their return to society, according to new research by International Alert with UNICEF released today. "These findings show a pr...

A quelques jours du premier tour de la présidentielle, dimanche 21 février, la campagne bat son plein au Niger. Face au président sortant, Mahamadou Issoufou, quatorze candidats briguent la magistrature suprême. Pour battre le chef de l’Etat, les principaux partis d’opposition se sont réunis au sein...

DAKAR, Senegal – Intensified cross-border attacks by Nigeria's Islamic extremists have created insecurity in the Lake Chad area of West Africa that, if help is not provided, could create a more fertile recruiting ground for Boko Haram, U.N. humanitarian coordinators said Tuesday. Some 20 million...

DAKAR, Feb 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The successful delivery of food aid to thousands of people uprooted by Boko Haram violence in Chad and cut off from help since November may reflect improving security in the West African nation, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The U.N. World Food P...