Nigerian military says 6 soldiers killed in Boko Haram clash
The Nigerian military has confirmed that six of its soldiers died in a battle in the northeastern state of Borno. The army is reported to have killed more than 30 insurgents.…
Boko Haram militants terrorize farmers in Nigeria
Boko Haram militants have been terrorizing farmers in northeastern Nigeria, stealing crops and kidnapping agricultural workers for ransom. As DW's Christine Mhundwa reports from Borno State, the violence is exacerbating food shortages…
Boko Haram militants terrorize farmers in Nigeria
Boko Haram militants have been terrorizing farmers in northeastern Nigeria, stealing crops and kidnapping agricultural workers for ransom. As DW's Christine Mhundwa reports from Borno State, the violence is exacerbating food shortages…
Suspected Boko Haram attack kills dozens in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants roared into a northeastern Nigerian village on motorcycles, opened fire on a market and set shops and homes ablaze, killing at least 37 people, according to a…
Boko Haram abducts 35 travellers on Damaturu-Maiduguri Highway
Boko Haram abducts 35 travellers on Damaturu-Maiduguri Highway…
Kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys freed
More than 300 kidnapped boys held captive for six days have been handed over to authorities. Some question whether the militant Islamist group Boko Haram was really behind the kidnapping.…
Audio claims Boko Haram behind Nigeria kidnapping
A man claiming to be the leader of Boko Haram has said, in an audio recording, that the Islamist militant group is responsible for the abduction of more than 300 schoolboys in…
Boko Haram leader claims Nigerian school kidnapping
A total of 333 students from the Government Science Secondary School remain missing after the Friday night attack by gunmen on the boys' school. In an audio message, a man identifying himself…
Images of damage after Boko Haram attack in Niger claims at least 27 lives
Images of damage after jihadists from the Boko Haram group killed at least 27 people in an attack of "unprecedented savagery" in the town of Toumour, in the southeastern Niger region of…
Univ. Maiduguri stands strong
The University of Maiduguri in Nigeria stayed open despite the decade-long insurgency from Boko Haram. However, the threats and attacks on members of the institution from Boko Haram, which the terror groups…
Nigeria: President Buhari’s war on Boko Haram ‘far from over’
Several recent attacks carried out by armed jihadists have dealt a blow to President Muhammadu Buhari's promise to end the Boko Haram insurgency. His government says it is doing its best to…