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More than 280 children abducted in area of Nigeria controlled by Boko Haram breakaway group
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSuspected Islamist extremists have abducted more than 280 children in the north-western town of...
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 -...
Suspected Islamist militants abduct dozens in Nigeria
Semafor via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSemafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Economist, International Crisis Group, and The Wall...
Suspected Boko Haram kills 15 farmers in northeast Nigeria
Reuters via AOL· 7 months agoAt least 15 rice farmers were killed and several others feared abducted in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state after suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked three villages, a local farmers' ...
Some 160 villagers reported taken in deadly raid
BBC via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoTen people have been killed and at least 160 other villagers have been kidnapped from a remote community in Nigeria's central Niger state, officials say. A large number of armed men, suspected ...
Nigeria to free 313 suspected Boko Haram insurgents for lack of evidence
Reuters via AOL· 2 months agoNigeria's military will free more than 300 people suspected of being part of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency after a court ruled there was no evidence they committed any crimes, a defence ...
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 ...
Suspected Boko Haram kills at least 40 in Nigeria's Yobe state, police say
Reuters via AOL· 7 months agoAt least 40 people were killed in Nigeria's Yobe state between Monday and Tuesday after suspected Boko Haram militants shot at villagers and set off a land mine, in the first major attack on ...
Seven soldiers in Chad are killed in an explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoN'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — An explosive device detonated and killed seven soldiers in Chad during a patrol in the country's west near Lake Chad, the government says. The interim president, Mahamat ...
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...