Nigerian Troops Rescue 47 ISWAP Hostages in Borno Offensive
Nigerian troops have rescued at least 47 people, mainly women and children, who were being held captive by militants of the Islamic State West Africa […]
Lake Chad
Chad declares national mourning after deadly Boko Haram attacks
Chad on Wednesday began a three-day national mourning period following deadly terrorist attacks on soldiers in the Lake Chad region. Twenty-three soldiers were killed and […]
Cameroon’s Silent Emergency: Displacement Crisis Tops Global Neglect List
Cameroon now finds itself at the epicentre of what the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has termed on June 3 “the world’s most neglected displacement crisis”, […]
Nigerian Army Strikes Back at Boko Haram in Borno State, Killing Eight Militants
In a decisive military operation on Wednesday, May 7, the Nigerian Army successfully neutralized eight Boko Haram fighters during a counter-offensive in the Gwoza region […]
Forty dead in Boko Haram attack on Chadian Army
The jihadist group Boko Haram launched a deadly assault on Chadian army forces in the Lake Chad region from Sunday night into Monday morning, leaving […]
Jihadist attacks in north-east Nigeria leave 32 civilians dead
Jihadists presumed to be members of the West African branch of the Islamic State group have killed 32 people, including 25 herders, in two separate […]
Departure of the last French soldiers of Barkhane in Mali
The last French soldiers present in Mali as part of Operation Barkhane have left the country and are now relocated to Niger, according to the […]
Niger troops kill more than 280 Boko Haram fighters
Nigerien troops and air strikes have killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants since last week, the defence ministry said. The government of the West […]
Lake Chad: Progress made but crisis not over, says UN relief chief
“There is still a big humanitarian crisis (in the Lake Chad region). [It is] not over despite the progress we have made,” UN Emergency Relief […]
I like Nigeria a lot. It’s an appealing country – Emmanuel Macron to Buhari
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari to support the West African nation’s efforts to eliminate the terrorist Boko […]