DEATHS OF FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS IN NIGER HINT AT THE SHADOW WAR AGAINST ISIS IN AFRICA

Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE›

CAMEROON ANGLOPHONE CRISIS FORCES THOUSANDS TO FLEE INTO NIGERIA

The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, had disclosed that thousands of Cameroonians from the restive Anglophone region continue to flee into neighbouring Nigeria... READ MORE›

AMID NIGER AMBUSH CHAOS, THE WHITE HOUSE FIRST THOUGHT SEVERAL AMERICANS WERE MISSING

I personally think the American and Nigerien force was just overwhelmed, the administration official said... READ MORE›

AFRICA BECOMES THE NEW BATTLEGROUND FOR ISIS AND AL-QAEDA AS THEY LOSE GROUND IN MIDEAST

Africa becomes the new battleground for ISIS and al-Qaeda as they lose ground in Mideast... READ MORE›

CAN AFRICA LEARN ANY LESSONS FROM CATALONIA?

The crisis in Spain's Catalonia region is being closely watched in Nigeria and Cameroon, where secessionist movements have been stepping up campaigns for independence... READ MORE›

ON WORLD FOOD DAY, 350,000 PEOPLE IN CHAD FACE STARVATION

Eight years ago, Boko Haram militants crossed the border from Nigeria and launched their first attacks in Chad, in the Lake Region... READ MORE›

A DEADLY AMBUSH IN NIGER RAISES TOUGH QUESTIONS FOR TRUMP'S PENTAGON

Less clear are the circumstances surrounding their deaths Wednesday in an ambush in the Central African country of Niger, and the precise nature of their mission... READ MORE›

5 NIGERIEN SOLDIERS AND 3 U.S. GREEN BERETS KILLED IN AMBUSH

Namatta Abubacar, an official for the region of Tillaberi in Niger, said five Nigerien soldiers were among the dead... READ MORE›

DEATH TOLL RISES IN CAMEROON'S ANGLOPHONE REGION UNREST

Cameroon's English-speaking minority say they are being marginalised by the French-speaking majority... READ MORE›

SOMALIA, LIBYA ... AND CHAD? THE SURPRISING COUNTRY ON TRUMPS TRAVEL BAN LIST

Boko Haram has spilled into Chad but is a fundamentally a Nigerian-based group... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM IN NIGERIA: CAN FORMER MILITANTS BE REHABILITATED?

Many Nigerians believe most fighters joined under duress... READ MORE›

FIFTY ONE COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AT DUNHUANG, CHINA INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL EXPO

The Second Silk Road International Cultural Expo opened on September 20, 2017 in Dunhuang, Gansu Province in northwestern China on the theme,... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM RELEASES 82 KIDNAPPED GIRLS AFTER THREE YEARS

Nigeria Boko Haram releases 82 kidnapped girls after three years... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM RANKED AHEAD OF ISIS AS DEADLIEST GROUP

The report estimated that 117 billion was spent worldwide to fight terrorism... READ MORE›

CHIBOK GIRLS IN HEALTH CHECKUPS BEFORE BUHARI MEETING

The Nigerian government said it was committed to securing the release of all hostages held by Boko Haram... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM USE OF CHILD BOMBERS SOARS

The number of children, mainly girls, used by the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram as human bombs has quadrupled this year, according to UNICEF... READ MORE›

GROUP OF 'EXTINCT' ANTELOPE RELEASED INTO WILD IN SOUTHERN SAHARA

Conservationists hope second group of 14 scimitar-horned oryx bred in captivity will help repopulate original habitat in Chad... READ MORE›

ARMY SEARCHING FOR CHIBOK GIRLS SEIZED BY BOKO HARAM

'Final defeat' Boko Haram's insurgency began in Maiduguri, though it has since spread beyond Nigeria's borders to Chad, Cameroon and Niger... READ MORE›

FIRST BOKO HARAM ATTACK ON CHAD

Boko Haram Nigerian Boko Haram militants have carried out an attack on Chad overnight, the first such assault on Chadian soil, officials say... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM ATTACK ON NIGERIA OIL TEAM KILLED OVER 50

There has been no serious suggestion that Boko Haram is motivated by a desire to control oil in northeast Nigeria... READ MORE›

3 WOMEN BLAMED FOR LAKE CHAD SUICIDE BOMBINGS THAT KILLED DOZENS

A Chad police spokesman said three female suicide bombers carried out Saturday's attack... READ MORE›

'ALARMING' RISE IN BOKO HARAM CHILD SUICIDE BOMBERS

An alarming number of children in Africa, most of them girls, have been used as suicide bombers by Boko Haram in 2017, according to UNICEF... READ MORE›

Shekau's best-known crime is the kidnapping of more than 300 Nigerian girls... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM ATTACKS BLAMED FOR DEATHS IN NIGERIA, CHAD

Nine civilians are killed in suicide attacks in Nigeria's Maiduguri, while eight troops die in raid in next-door Chad... READ MORE›

DOZENS FEARED DEAD AFTER ABANDONED IN NIGER DESERT

Agadez is a remote town in Niger on the edge of the Sahara desert that has become a major people-smuggling point... READ MORE›

NIGERIA: TROOPS BATTLE BOKO HARAM NEAR MALAM FATORI

Nigerian and regional forces clash with Boko Haram fighters for control of Malam Fatori town in northeast Borno state... READ MORE›

ARMY RETAKES TOWN FROM BOKO HARAM

Boko Haram The Nigerian army has retaken the north-eastern town of Baga, held by Boko Haram militants since 3 January... READ MORE›

HOW BOKO HARAM IS TURNING GIRLS INTO WEAPONS

When Boko Haram started raiding the border towns, Nigerians ran here, desperate for food and safety... READ MORE›

EU, AFRICAN LEADERS BACK NEW PLAN OVER MIGRANT CRISIS

Merkel also said Europe also needs to urgently rethink its asylum system, which requires migrants to seek refugee status in the first country they reach... READ MORE›

THE BOY THE AMBASSADOR AND THE DEADLY ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD

In Mokong, the front room of Toussaint's grandmother's house became crowded with Cameroonian officials and American aides securing the premises... READ MORE›

CRACKDOWN IN NIGER FAILS TO DETER MIGRANT SMUGGLERS

As many as 2,000 migrants leave Agadez weekly, the last big stop before reaching Libya, 620 miles away across the scorching sand... READ MORE›

SUSPECTED BOKO HARAM FIGHTERS KILL 11 IN CAMEROON

Many people fled the village for a camp near Kolofata that houses thousands displaced by Boko Haram violence, he said... READ MORE›

TELEGRAPH INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI OF NIGERIA

How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across west Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram?... READ MORE›

THE GROWING HORROR IN A CITY WHERE 500 CHILDREN WERE KIDNAPPED BY BOKO HARAM

The growing horror in a city where 500 children were kidnapped by Boko Haram... READ MORE›

SMUGGLERS ARE ABANDONING MIGRANTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DESERT THE SIZE OF TEXAS

A pickup truck filled with migrants in 2015 returns to the city of Agadez after it was turned back at military checkpoints in the Sahara... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM DENIES TRUCE, SAYS KIDNAPPED GIRLS MARRIED

Human Rights Watch estimates Boko Haram, whose name loosely translates as Western education is forbidden, has abducted around 500 young women over the past five years... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM FALLS VICTIM TO A FOOD CRISIS IT CREATED

Such attacks are becoming increasingly common in the areas bordering Boko Haram's base in northeastern Nigeria... READ MORE›

NIGERIAN MILITARY 'MISTAKE' KILLS AT LEAST 50 IN ATTACK ON SAFE-HAVEN TOWN

In Rann in recent months, the Nigerian military has battled Boko Haram fighters, who had attacked troops with improvised explosive devices, suicide bombers and ambushes... READ MORE›

Washington Worries Boko Haram Planning Attack on U.S. Interests in Africa... READ MORE›

JIHADISTS DEEPEN COLLABORATION IN NORTH AFRICA

Many of the extremist groups are affiliates of Al Qaeda, which has had roots in North Africa since the 1990s... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM SAID TO USE MORE CHILDREN AS BOMBERS

Boko Haram used 44 children in suicide attacks last year, compared with only four in 2014, the report found... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM SEIZE 400 WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NEW OUTRAGE

Nigerian, Chadian and Niger forces have driven militants out of a string of towns in simultaneous offensives over the past month... READ MORE›