Insurgency
7 Dec 2020
In 2010, Boko Haram's insurgency climbed to its peak and the group was called the world's deadliest terrorist group, considering the number of attacks it launched and the people it killed.
Here are 10 times both jihadist groups have massacred Nigerians in 2020.
6 Nov 2020
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19 Jul 2020
Following days of deadly protests, opposition demonstrators set up barricades in Mali's capital Bamako, near the mosque of prominent protest advocate imam Mahmoud Dicko. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita faces a mounting wave of demonstrations sparked by the outcome of a long-delayed parliamentary poll, but whose underlying causes include discontent over his handling of Mali's jihadist insurgency.
18 Jul 2020
About 380 Nigerian soldiers fighting insurgency in the North-east and other theatres of operation have reportedly written to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt,-Gen Tukur Buratai, for voluntary retirement.
27 May 2020
Insurgency: Lawmaker laments the deplorable state of Adamawa communities
25 Apr 2020
Some 52 young people were shot dead or beheaded in the country's north as an Islamist insurgency gains strength. Local and national security services as well as foreign mercenaries have been unable to stop the militants.
13 Feb 2020
Governor Buni urges military to adopt new strategy in tackling Insurgency
25 Jan 2020
The Nigerian Airforce has upgraded its Alpha Jets to help in its fight against the insurgency in the northeast.
29 Nov 2019
Afghanistan's president said Friday, after meeting his United States counterpart, that if the Taliban insurgency were sincerely committed to reaching a peace agreement, they would accept a ceasefire.
13 Nov 2019
More than fifteen million children are orphaned in Nigeria due to no fault of theirs. As the world marks orphan day, many say there is a need to care for them, especially children. Jesse Tafida takes a look at the significance of the day and conditions of orphans in Borno state.
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In northeast Nigeria, a surge in attacks by Boko Haram and the Islamist insurgency's offshoot, Islamic State West African Province, is throwing plans for the February 16 presidential election into chaos.
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