Boko haram
Nigeria's Tinubu approves military pay rise as security challenges persist
The pay raises of up to 80% for members of the Nigerian armed forces come as Islamist insurgents such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province continue their attacks in the country.
Gunmen kill three in Nigeria school attack
Nigerian forces rescue hundreds of abductees held by Boko Haram
Twenty killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Mass terror killings in Nigeria put US Somalia withdrawal in spotlight
The US decisions in Africa could send a message to groups destroying northern Nigeria, like Boko Haram, that the US is not committed in the long term.
Christians targeted in Nigeria: why the world should care - opinion
Excerpted and adapted from The Next Jihad: Stop the Christian Genocide in Africa.
Islamic State group in Nigeria kills 20 soldiers, displaces 1,000 people
The militants entered Monguno in Borno state posing as a convoy of soldiers on Tuesday evening, the sources said. They then attacked troops inside the town, destroying at least 750 homes.
Islamists kill nine soldiers in northeast Nigeria
A decade-long insurgency in the northeast, started by Islamist group Boko Haram in 2009, has claimed more than 30,000 lives.
Kidnaps and killings, Nigerian-style
Leah’s mother recently visited Washington, DC, where I had an opportunity to speak to her about her daughter, and about her own tireless efforts to see Leah released.
After Nigerian army abandoned town, Boko Haram slaughtered at least 60
The attack on Rann, home to a camp housing tens of thousands of people displaced by the Islamist insurgency, was one of the group's bloodiest.
Analysis: Al-Azhar and the surge of Muslim antisemitism
“In our recent history, eleven Jews have been assassinated, and some of them tortured, by radical Islamists"
Suspected Boko Haram attacker arrested in Germany
The man, named Amaechi Fred O., was detained on Wednesday in Bavaria.
Report: Jihadist groups luring recruits with promises of sex slaves
"Modern day slavery may increase as Daesh struggles to sustain its financial reserves," says researcher.
Amnesty: Boko Haram resurgence kills 381 civilians since April
Amnesty: Boko Haram resurgence kills 381 civilians since April