Lake Chad

Boko Haram attack in southeastern Niger: Ten soldiers killed, four others missing after strike on military camp

An attack on NIger's military camp by Boko Haram killed 10 soldiers, injured three and four others have gone missing

Boko Haram releases 76 schoolgirls abducted from Dapchi town last month, says Nigeria government

Boko Haram jihadists have released 76 of the 110 schoolgirls abducted from the northeastern town of Dapchi in February, the government said in a statement on Wednesday.

Cameroon: 1 killed, 28 wounded after female suicide bomber blows herself up in cafe

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a cafe in Cameroon's far north region Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding 28 others, witnesses told AFP.

Boko Haram increasingly using children in suicide attacks, says UNICEF report

The abduction of 276 Chibok girls by Boko Haram in Nigeria three years ago marked a defining feature in the conflict in the Lake Chad region which has since witnessed an increasing use of children in so-called 'suicide' attacks, says a UNICEF report.

Nigeria: At least 31 fishermen killed by Boko Haram in two separate attacks

t least 31 fishermen have been killed by Boko Haram jihadists in two separate attacks on islands in Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria

Boko Haram kills over 2,000 in Nigeria, destroys 16 villages in Baga

Boko Haram destroyed at least 16 towns and villages in a major attack in northeast Nigeria, local officials said on Thursday,

Boko Haram is no longer a local terror group: Goodluck Jonathan

Boko Haram is no longer a local terror group. It is clearly operating as an al Qaeda operation" in central Africa, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said while speaking at a summit hosted by French President Hollande in Paris yesterday.