Boko Haram
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Jul- 2018 -20 JulyAfrica
Cameroon arrests soldiers accused of executing women and children
Four Cameroonian soldiers suspected of shooting dead four women and children have been arrested, according to reports
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19 JulyAfrica
Boko Haram ambushes Nigerian military convoy, killing six traders
Boko Haram fighters killed six traders when they ambushed a convoy of lorries under military escort in northeast Nigeria
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9 JulyAfrica
Nigerian Army releases 183 children cleared of Boko Haram ties
Nigeria's armed forces released 183 children from administrative custody after clearing them of ties to Boko Haram insurgents
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Jun- 2018 -21 JuneAfrica
Female suicide bombers target army base in northeast Nigeria
Fifteen people were injured when two female suicide bombers targeted the edge of a military barracks in northeast Nigeria, a police spokesperson said
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14 JuneAfrica
Could mining offer a ‘third way’ for Nigeria to cool a simmering conflict?
The development of mining in Nigeria’s Benue state could give herders and farmers a ‘third way’ to make a livelihood and reduce conflict
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May- 2018 -6 MayAfrica
Government officials, soldier killed in Boko Haram attack on Lake Chad island
Six people were killed, including four government officials and a soldier, in Boko Haram attack on a Chadian army checkpoint on an island in Lake Chad, a military source told AFP
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3 MayAfrica
US hands 2 C-208 reconnaissance aircraft to Chad
The United States formally handed over to Chad two Cessna C-208B light reconnaissance aircraft intended to help its forces fight a jihadist insurgency
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1 MayAfrica
Suicide bombers kill dozens in northeast Nigerian market and mosque
Dozens of people were killed when two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a mosque and a market in Mubi, northeast Nigeria, residents said.
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Apr- 2018 -5 AprilAfrica
The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram
The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, emphasizing operational activity
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3 AprilAfrica
Five Cameroon soldiers killed in likely Boko Haram attack near border with Nigeria
Five Cameroonian soldiers were killed and three injured in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a military post in the far north of the country
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