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Cameroon: suspected Boko Haram attacks kill 7

September 14, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

At least seven people were killed in two bomb attacks on Sunday, in the northern Cameroonian town of Kolofata, government officials said. According to the […]

Boko Haram’s leadership decimated, Nigerian Army

September 4, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The recent offensive operations carried out by combined forces, had decimated the central command and leadership base of the insurgents, the Nigerian Army said in […]

Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau claims he is still alive

August 17, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian Islamist militant organization Boko Haram, has refuted media reports that he had been killed or deposed as the […]

Benin to offer 800 troops for the anti-Boko Haram war

August 3, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Benin will contribute 800 troops to a regional military force to combat the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, President Thomas Boni Yayi said. Benin’s President […]

Boko Haram Kills 11 in north Cameroon

July 23, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Suspected Boko Haram attacks left more than 11 people dead and several others injured on Wednesday in Maroua, northern Cameroon, a region repeatedly targeted by […]

Nigeria’s Buhari to meet Obama today

July 20, 2015 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

U.S. President Barack Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House today to discuss fighting the Boko Haram militant group, among other […]

Nigeria: Elections celebrations short-lived as Boko Haram strikes again

April 4, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

Barely a few days after winning the presidential elections, Nigeria’s next to-be president Muhammad Buhari has started feeling the heat of political affairs once more […]

Nigeria : Buhari delivers speech after victory

April 2, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

General Muhammadu Buhari has been officially declared winner of the Nigerian presidential elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in what is known to […]

Nigeria: Under-estimated Boko Haram to loose within a month

March 20, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

President Goodluck Jonathan has acknowledged that Boko Haram was “under-estimated” by his government when they started armed operations but also added that the military lacked […]