Northeast Nigeria violence forces 65,000 to flee
A spate of clashes involving Government security forces and insurgent groups in northeast Nigeria has caused mass displacement and...
Genocide Watch
Apr 16, 2021
Gunmen Kill 36 in Attacks on Two Northern Nigerian States
ABUJA, NIGERIA - Gunmen killed 36 people in two attacks in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, a day after insurgents fired rocket-propelled...
Genocide Watch
Feb 25, 2021
Jihadist attack kills 13 in northern Cameroon
Douala (AFP) - Thirteen civilians, eight of them children, died Friday when a woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a jihadist attack...
AFP (Agence France-Press)
Jan 8, 2021
Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack
Several people are dead in northeast Nigeria after Boko Haram militants raided a mostly Christian village and burnt down a church on...
BBC News
Dec 25, 2020
Boko Haram claims kidnapping of over 300 boys in Nigeria, marking an alarming move west
By Danielle Paquette DAKAR, Senegal — Boko Haram asserted responsibility Tuesday for laying siege to a secondary school in northwestern...
Washington Post
Dec 15, 2020
Landmine casualty rates in Nigeria now fifth highest in the world
Mines laid by Boko Haram and other groups leave millions at risk, particularly in Borno state where insurgency most acute By Emmanuel...
The Guardian
Dec 14, 2020
In Nigeria, an Islamic State-linked group steps up attacks
An Islamic State-linked group appears to be regaining strength in northeastern Nigeria and is now warning it will target civilians who...
Associated Press 1
Jun 26, 2020
Nigeria's president rebukes security chiefs over worsening violence
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria’s president criticised his heads of security on Thursday for their handling of attacks across the north of the...
Reuters
Jun 22, 2020
20 soldiers, 40 civilians killed in attacks in Nigeria's Borno state
At least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians have been killed, and hundreds injured in twin attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno...
Reuters
Jun 13, 2020
Desperation grows as fighters blockade key Burkina Faso town
In mid-May, Ahmed Dicko, a well-known figure in Ouagadougou's business community, gathered with a group of volunteers, health workers and...
Al Jazeera
Jun 12, 2020
Fighters kill dozens, raze village in Nigeria's Borno state
At least 81 people have been killed in an attack on a herding village in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, according to security sources...
Al Jazeera
Jun 10, 2020
