An unconfirmed number of terrorists died on Saturday as 10 additional camps used by terrorists were overran in the continuing offensive operations against the terrorists in Sambisa Forest, the military disclosed last night. The Dure camp which is one of the most prominent camps in the forest witn...

Nigeria's army says it has cleared 10 more camps used by Boko Haram in the north-east of the country. There was a fierce battle around Dure camp, which a statement describes as one of the most "prominent" hideouts for the militants. Boko Haram has not yet commented on the army statement and there ...

By Ejike Ejike The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has so far registered a total of 11, 449 Nigerian returnees from the Republic of Niger at the transit camp in Geidam, Yobe State and transported about 7, 000 of them to their various states as at yesterday. In a statement signed by t...

Les combattants de Boko Haram ont perpétré des viols en série sur des centaines de femmes dans le nord-est du Nigeria. Des centaines de femmes violées qui ont trouvé refuge au camp de Dalori, dans la périphérie de Maiduguri, sont enceintes. C’est ce qui ressort de l’enquête publiée cette semaine par...

MAROUA, 19 May 2015 (IRIN) - It’s becoming more and more difficult to find food in Cameroon’s Far North region, residents say, not only because the annual lean season is underway, but insecurity caused by Boko Haram has severely disrupted farming and cross-border trade. As many as 180,000 people in ...

N'DJAMENA, May 20 (Reuters) - Chadian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to indefinitely extend the mandate of troops participating in a regional effort to combat Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants until the joint mission was completed. Chad has deployed some 2,500 troops to Nigeria, Cameroon and ...

CASABLANCA, May 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Boko Haram crisis in northern Nigeria could fuel child marriage as parents pull their daughters out of school following mass abductions by the militants, campaigners warned on Wednesday. They said parents who had once seen boarding schools as ...

By George Mbella On behalf of the Head of State, Prime Minister Philemon Yang held talks with visiting Peter Maurer on May 15, 2015. The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, will expand its operations in Cameroon beyond mere training in International Law to a more operational organisa...

Après l'évacuation des îles du Lac Tchad décidé par le gouvernement à la suite de l'attaque de Karamga les 25 avril dernier, la situation se stabilise progressivement. En effet, d'après une note du cabinet du Premier ministre datée du 18 mai dernier, le gouvernement et ses partenaires ont apporté et...

by Aminu ABUBAKAR Boko Haram fighters hacked to death 10 people in remote northeast Nigeria, a local government official said on Monday, as the military claimed to have thwarted a fresh attack. The attack happened early on Friday in the village of Pambula-Kwamda, the local government chairman ...