Par Abdoulaye Adoum L'engagement au Cameroun et au Nigéria vise l’anéantissement du groupe djihadiste, selon le porte-parole de l’Etat-Major tchadien Le but poursuivi par l’armée tchadienne n’est pas de refouler le groupe armé Boko Haram à l’intérieur des frontières nigérianes, mais bel et bien,...

THE Federal Government has taken steps to strengthen security around all registered Internally Displaced Persons Camps in the country as a result of Boko Haram insurgency in the North East. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, made this known while ...

By Evelyn Usman, Ndahi Marama & Bala Ajiya LAGOS — The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, said yesterday that it had succeeded in disrupting the Boko Haram sect’s communication supply line in the North eastern part of the country, stating that efforts had been intensified to ensure that the war against ins...

By Kareem Haruna A 24-hour curfew has been imposed on Gombe city as a result of Boko Haram insurgents who attempted to invade Gombe town yesterday but got repelled by Nigerian troops. Mr. Ayuba Aluke, Senior Special Assistant to the Gombe State Governor on Media told our correspondent that Gov...

Eight killed by bomber in Damaturu bus park attack Senator Iroegbu in Abuja, Michael Olugbode in Maiduguri and Chiemelie Ezeobi in Lagos In line with its promise to flush out the terror group Boko Haram from territories in the North-east ahead of next month’s elections, the Nigerian military has...

A female suicide bomber has killed at least seven people at a crowded bus station in north-eastern Nigeria. Police say more than 30 others were wounded in the city of Damaturu, capital of Yobe State. No group has said it carried out the bombing but the jihadist group Boko Haram has previously ...

Plusieurs dizaines de personnes soupçonnées d'appartenir à Boko Haram ont été arrêtées près de Zinder, dans le sud du Niger. Cette localité voit affluer un grand nombre de personnes réfugiées depuis que le groupe islamiste a attaqué la zone de Diffa, située au sud-est du pays. Pour le moment, des en...

Les pays d'Afrique centrale sont réunis en sommet extraordinaire ce lundi à Yaoundé pour peaufiner une stratégie commune de lutte contre Boko Haram. Au total, les dix pays de la Communauté économique des Etats d'Afrique centrale veulent afficher leur unité sur ce problème. Parmi les sujets abordés, ...

Nigerian troops, backed by air strikes, have reclaimed the towns of Monguno and Marte from Boko Haram, according to a military statement. Meanwhile, Cameroon says its army has killed more than 80 Boko Haram soldiers and arrested 1,000 of their supporters. Niger also claimed on Monday to have a...

N'DJAMENA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Chad launched a U.S.-backed counter-terrorism exercise on Monday grouping 1,300 soldiers from 28 African and Western countries, billing it as a warm-up for an offensive against Nigerian Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram. The "Flintlock" manoeuvres unfold as Chad an...