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›

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BOKO HARAM RANKED AHEAD OF ISIS AS DEADLIEST GROUP

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

60 MILLION PEOPLE FLEEING CHAOTIC LANDS UN SAYS

Nearly 14 million people were newly displaced in 2014 according to the annual report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees... 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›

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›

THEY WERE FREED FROM BOKO HARAM'S RAPE CAMPS. BUT THEIR NIGHTMARE ISN'T OVER.

When the Nigerian military came, it hardly felt to the women like a rescue operation... 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›

DOUBLE SUICIDE ATTACK KILLS 15 PEOPLE IN NIGERIA

Suspected Boko Haram assault targets aid distribution point in Mashalari village in Nigeria's northeastern Konduga area... 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›

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: 20,000 STRANDED AT UN BASE

Kaga Bandero has been hit by a barrage of attacks by armed groups since September... READ MORE›

'WITH WHAT PUPILS HAVE SEEN, AGGRESSION IS COMMON'

First day of school in syria with what pupils have seen aggression is common... 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›

UN ACCUSED OF FAILING AS NORTH-EAST NIGERIA AT RISK OF FAMINE

But Maj Gen Leo Irabor, who leads the military operation against Boko Haram in the region, said hunger in the Bama camp was relative ... READ MORE›

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

[PHOTOS] AFRICAN FIRST LADIES MEET AT A.U. SUMMIT, ETHIOPIA'S TESFAYE ELECTED PRESIDENT

Madam Roman Tesfaye, wife of Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, has been elected President of the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV AIDS OAFLA ... READ MORE›

INTERACTIVE: THE WORLDS CHANGING PATTERN OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM-SEEKERS

The Syrian conflict has made Turkey the largest host nation of refugees in the world... READ MORE›

ANGELINA JOLIE VISITS SYRIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN TURKEY

During her visit, Jolie met with Syrian refugees and heard how they had escaped their country... READ MORE›

'NEARLY 200 REFUGEES DIE OF STARVATION' IN NIGERIA CAMP

Her team reached Bama on Tuesday following a military convoy from Maiduguri, the Borno state capital that is the headquarters of Nigeria's military campaign... READ MORE›

SYRIA CIVIL WAR: THE MAP THAT SHOWS HOW FEW SAFE HAVENS THERE ARE LEFT

The city of Al-Hasakah and its surrounding governerate are largely controlled by Kurdish and Christian forces though around a third of the territory is Isis extremists... READ MORE›

EXXONMOBIL FACES FINE FROM CHAD 5 TIMES COUNTRY'S GDP

ExxonMobil faces fine from Chad 5 times country's GDP -- RT Business... READ MORE›

NIGERIANS FORCED TO FLEE BOKO HARAM NEED 'LIFE-SAVING AID' AS FOOD CRISIS GROWS

Some two million have fled internally within Nigeria, moving to bigger cities in the northeast such as Maiduguri in Borno state or Yola in Adamawa state... READ MORE›

YOLA: THE CITY WHERE PEOPLE FLEEING BOKO HARAM OUTNUMBER 400,000 LOCALS

Yola the city where people fleeing Boko Haram outnumber 400,000 locals... READ MORE›

NUMBER OF REFUGEES FORCED TO FLEE CONFLICT HITS A RECORD 59.5 MILLION

Around 42,500 men, women and children became refugees, asylum seekers or were displaced every day last year, a study by the United Nations agency UNHCR found... READ MORE›

83 NIGERIAN SOLDIERS MISSING AFTER BOKO HARAM ATTACK

Senior military officers say 83 soldiers are missing after Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked a remote base in northeastern Nigeria... READ MORE›

NIGERIANS DISPLACED BY BOKO HARAM WAIT TO GET THEIR VILLAGES BACK AS NEW MILITARY ALLIANCE BEGINS TO MAKE PROGRESS

Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram wait to get their villages back as new military alliance begins to make progress... READ MORE›

CENTRAL AFRICA LAUNCHES REGIONAL WAR AGAINST BOKO HARAM

New regional war unfolding in central africa as nigeria cameroon niger and chad unite against boko haram with help from france america and britain... READ MORE›

BOKO HARAM ATTACK IN NIGER 'KILLS 32 SOLDIERS'

At least 30 soldiers from Niger and two Nigerian troops were killed in a Boko Haram attack on Niger's border with Nigeria, Niger's defence ministry said... READ MORE›