Double attack in the southeastern Niger killed four soldiers and wounded many
It was learned last night Monday that four soldiers were killed Saturday and several others wounded in a double attack in the southeastern part of […]
Boko Haram
Nigeria: Gang leader who kidnapped more than 300 school children gives up his arms
On December 11, 344 Nigerian schoolchildren were captured in the northwestern part of the country. A mass abduction that had been claimed by the chief […]
Nigerian president replaces key army chiefs
On Tuesday, January 26, Nigeria was the scene of a spectacular sweep through the ranks of the army. The Head of State, President Buhari, decided […]
Nigeria: Release of high school students kidnapped in Kankara
High school students captured last weekend at their boarding school in Kankara, north-western Nigeria, were released on the evening of Thursday 17 December. This mass […]
Nigeria: Boko Haram claims abduction of 330 high school students in Kankara
During the night of Friday to Saturday, several hundred high school students were kidnapped from their boarding school in Kankara by a hundred armed men […]
Niger: More than twenty people killed in a terrorist attack in the region of Diffa
At least 27 people were killed during the night of Saturday to Sunday in the locality of Toumour, in the region of Diffa, in south-eastern […]
Chad: Four dead and sixteen soldiers seriously injured in a motorized pirogue attack over lake Chad
An explosion killed and wounded several army personnel during the night of Tuesday to Wednesday while soldiers were sailing on Lake Chad. An explosion that […]
Nigeria: Buhari convened National Security Council as criticism continues against army
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari convened his National Security Council on Tuesday 4 August in Abuja. The top military officers, police officials and heads of the […]
Chad bans death penalty for terrorists
The National Assembly adopted a new law on terrorism on 28 April. The main innovation: the new text abolishes the death penalty which was reintroduced […]
Forty-four Boko Haram prisoners found dead in Chad
The Chadian army earlier this month captured fifty-eight Boko Haram jihadists in Lac province. Forty-four of them have reportedly committed suicide in their cells on […]