Cameroon closes schools as Boko Haram suicide bombings increase

By VOA,

Cameroon says it has again closed more than 60 schools on its northern border with Nigeria to save children and teaching staff from increasing Boko ...

Kwale Starlets FC forward Katungwa in Sweden to seal Dalhem deal

By Mark Mutuku,

Kwale Starlets FC  attacking midfielder Elizabeth Katungwa is in Sweden to seal a deal with Dalhem IF. According to her Kwale Starlets coach Mukas...

Elizabeth Katungwa , IF Dalhem , Kwale Starlets FC

Militants kill 20 soldiers, 40 civilians in northeast Nigeria attacks

By Reuters,

Islamic militants killed at least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians and injured hundreds in twin attacks in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state on ...

Boko Haram , Nigeria

30 killed in Nigerian millitant attack

By CNN,

At least 30 people, including a pregnant woman and a baby, are dead after suspected Boko Haram militants set fire on sleeping travelers in Borno state...

Boko Haram

Cardi B wants to be a Nigerian citizen but tweeps won’t have it

By VOA,

Cardi B's announcement that she wants to seek Nigerian citizenship has set off a Twitter feud between her West African fans in friendly rivals Nigeria...

Cardi B

Muslims go for substitutes as sacrificial sheep are scarce in Cameroon

By VOA,

Cameroon Muslims are looking for alternatives for the sacrifice as recommended by prophet Muhammad on the day of the Eid al-Adha feast. Sheep, trad...

Cameroon , Eid-al-Adha

At least 65 people killed by suspected Islamists in Nigeria

By Reuters,

At least 65 people died in an attack by suspected Islamists on a group returning from a funeral in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno region, state televi...

Boko Haram , Mohammed Bulama , Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Cameroon fights Boko Haram with goats and sheep

By VOA,

The government of Cameroon this week began rolling out an unlikely weapon in the fight against Boko Haram militants. Authorities are distributing t...

Boko Haram

Boko Haram kills at least five soldiers in northeast Nigeria: sources

By Reuters,

Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram ambushed Nigerian soldiers in the northeast of the country, killing at least five and injuring more than a dozen, ...

Boko Haram , borno , Nigeria

Mozambique says militants kill 11 in attack near Tanzania border

By Reuters,

Eleven people were killed in an attack last week by an Islamist militant armed group in northern Mozambique near its border with Tanzania, Mozambican ...

islamists , militants , Mozambique , Tanzania

Triple suicide attack kills at least 30 in northeast Nigeria

By Reuters,

At least 30 people were killed in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigerian state of Borno, state emergency officials said on Monday, in the bigge...

Boko Haram , Islamic state , Nigeria , Suicide attack

Islamic State says it killed 20 Nigerian soldiers: statement

By Reuters,

Islamic State said it had killed 20 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on Wednesday in the country’s northeastern Borno state. The claim of responsib...

Boko Haram , borno , Islamic state , Nigeria , west africa

Nigeria’s Buhari signals 4 more years much like last

By Reuters,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised on Wednesday to repeat in his second term successes from his first four years including an improved econo...

Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Ex-Stars striker Onyango backs Kenya to shine at AFCON

By Godfrey Ashiali,

Former Harambee Stars striker Bernard Onyango “Imboko” has backed Kenya to go beyond the group stages at the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) F...

afcon , Harambee Stars , kenya

Ethnic clashes in Nigeria send 20,000 fleeing into Niger

By VOA,

The U.N. refugee agency says an upsurge in violence in northwest Nigeria since April has driven an estimated 20,000 people to seek safety in neighbori...

Babar Baloch , Boko Haram Intensifies Attacks In Nigeria , Niger Delta , The U.N. refugee agency

Nigeria’s Buhari kicks off challenge-filled second term with low-key inauguration

By Reuters,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at a low-key inauguration ceremony in which he surprised many by not d...

Boko Haram , Nigeria , President Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria’s Buhari starts a second term packed with challenges

By Reuters,

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on Wednesday for a second term at the helm a country struggling with a sluggish economy and a deca...

Nigeria President Buhari

Kenya, Cameroon militaries fighting terrorism through development

By VOA,

A delegation from the Kenyan military is sharing experience on how the Cameroon military engineering corps has taken over road construction projects i...

fighting terrorism , kenya military

At least 17 Niger soldiers killed in ambush: government spokesman

By Reuters,

Gunmen killed at least 17 Nigerien troops in an ambush near the Malian border, where several jihadist groups are active, and another 11 soldiers are m...

AL QAEDA , Islamic state , Nigerien troops , U.S. special forces

Militia releases nearly 900 children in Nigeria

By VOA,

A local militia group that supports the Nigerian government in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents has released nearly 900 children, the United Na...

Boko Haram , Civilian Joint Task Force , Nigeria