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Mozambican terror group is strikingly similar to Nigeria's deadly Boko Haram
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMozambican Armed Defence Forces being inspected in Cabo Delgado Province. Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via...
Ten years after Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls, nearly a third remain missing
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe girls' plight – and such a blatant attack on female education – was condemned around the world -...
More than 280 children abducted in area of Nigeria controlled by Boko Haram breakaway group
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoSuspected Islamist extremists have abducted more than 280 children in the north-western town of...
Some militant arms in Niger came from West African state stockpiles - report
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSignificant proportions of weapons and arms seized from Islamist insurgents in Niger came from West...
Nigerian civilians bear brunt of attacks by armed groups
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNigeria, Africa's most populous nation, faces a myriad of security threats — from Islamic...
One Sister Fled Boko Haram. The Other Was Trapped. Their Lives Will Never Be the Same.
The Wall Street Journal· 1 month agoTen years after the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls became a global phenomenon, most are back home—and...
Mass kidnappings show Nigerian officials have lost control, expert says
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJohannesburg — "In the past 10 years we have seen more than 17 mass kidnappings. It's a bad record...
Niger's coup weakens regional fight against Boko Haram: four reasons why
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNiger’s President Mohamed Bazoum was detained and deposed on 26 July by his military guard under the command of General Abdourahamane Tchiani. The unconstitutional change of government has been ...
Why Putin’s Private Army Is Snatching Kids From Their Moms
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyEBAM, Cameroon—At first Florencia Pirioua...
Bandits kidnap dozens of school children in Nigeria
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 months agoArmed bandits in Nigeria have kidnapped over 100 school children in Kuriga, north-western Nigeria, oaccording to officials. The bandits are reported to...