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...

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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

Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, Niger deploy troops after fresh Boko Haram attack

By VOA,

The Multi-National Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission made up of forces from Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger, has deployed troops af...

Boko Haram

‘We have become social pariahs’: A Chibok mother’s anguish five years on

By CNN,

On 14 April 2014, Boko Haram, the violent extremist group operating in the Lake Chad region, abducted 276 girls from their school dormitory in north-e...

Boko Haram , Chibok , lake chad , Nigeria

Boko Haram militants target civilians in Niger’s Diffa region

By VOA,

The United Nations reports armed men killed dozens of civilians and displaced thousands during increasingly violent and frequent attacks last month in...

Boko Haram

Islamic State says it killed 18 soldiers in West Africa

By VOA,

Jihadist group Islamic State said Thursday that it had killed 13 Nigerian soldiers and five troops from a west African anti-militant force in attacks ...

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‘We are not winning’ counterterror war in Sahel, US Military leader in Africa says

By VOA,

The United States and its allies are not winning the counterterrorism war for the Sahel, the head of U.S. special operations forces in Africa told VOA...

counterterrorism , Sahel , United States

Thousands of Nigerians Flee Boko Haram Violence, Head to Cameroon

By VOA,

The governor of Cameroon's Far North region is denying a report that tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees who fled Boko Haram-related violence will ...

Boko Haram , Nigeria , refugees

Nigeria’s president and main rival confident as polls close

By Gloria Magudha,

Nigeria began counting votes in Saturday’s closely-fought presidential election although the electoral commission extended voting in some places whe...

atiku abubakar , Muhammadu Buhari , Nigeria

Nigeria’s Buhari promises security for delayed presidential election

By Olivia Gatwiri,

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged Nigerians “to go out and vote”, promising that there would be adequate security for Saturday’s postpo...

Nigeria elections: Explosions heard hours before presidential vote

By CNN,

Multiple bomb blasts rocked the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri just hours before presidential polls opened on Saturday. The explosions happe...

Kenya Power announces power outages across the country from tomorrow

By Wangui Ngechu,

The Kenya Power Company has announced interruption in electricity supply across the country beginning tomorrow. In a statement to newsrooms, the co...

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Attacks reported in Nigeria before polls open; president votes

By VOA,

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was among the first to cast a ballot in his hometown of Daura when the polls opened Saturday for the country’s d...

Nigeria