Tag: Boko
twenty women killed by Boko Haram
Women sit around the carcass of a cow after a jihadist group attacked their village in northeastern Nigeria on January 31, 2016. STRINGER / AFP Boko Haram militants killed around…
Nigeria: 300 inmates escape prison after suspected Boko Haram attack
More than 300 detainees escaped Tuesday (July 5th) from a prison near Abuja, capital of Nigeria, after an alleged attack by fighters from the jihadist group Boko Haram, the government…
In Nigeria, the path to autonomy for women victims of Boko Haram
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“Football makes me forget the Boko Haram attacks for a few hours”
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In Nigeria, the difficult return to life of the inhabitants of Maiduguri, haunted by Boko Haram
By Liza Fabbian Published today at 7:00 p.m. Reserved for our subscribers ReportingInsecurity, inflation, power cuts: the capital of Borno State, bereaved by more than ten years of jihadist abuses,…
In Nigeria, fighting resumed between Boko Haram and the Islamic State group
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In Nigeria, deadly fighting between Boko Haram and ISIS in West Africa
The fighting took place on the island of Kirta Wulgo, located on the Nigerian edge of Lake Chad. SIA KAMBOO / AFP Deadly fighting pitted jihadists from Boko Haram and…
Boko Haram leader is dead – look
KEYSTONE / AP Militant Video Apparently dead: Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria. (Archive image) The jihadist group Islamic State Province of West Africa (Iswap)…
IS wants reward for death of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau
AFP 1/3 Abubakar Shekau, 48, reportedly blew himself up in a confrontation with the Islamic State. Keystone 2/3 However, Nigeria does not yet want to confirm Shekau’s death, as he…