Boko Haram expands geography, attacks Niger, kills dozens
An attack by Islamist Boko Haram fighters in Niger has killed at least 38 people, officials say as the Sunni Muslim group expands beyond the borders of northern Nigeria in their fight to establish a caliphate – More...
New report: Boko Haram has murdered 5000 Catholics, displaced 100K
Over 5,000 Catholics in one diocese have been killed by Boko Haram militants, with an additional 100,000 Catholics forced out of their homes due to Boko Haram violence in the area, says a new report titled: Situation More...
Nigeria: Olusegun Obasanjo says Boko Haram has ‘legitimate grievances’
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has indicated that the Boko Haram terrorist group has “legitimate grievances” during a new interview with a British outlet. While criticizing the response More...
Boko Haram threatens region in video, attacks Niger, Cameroon
Abubakar Shekau in new YouTube video, threatening the region photo/ screenshot Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau vowed in a new video released on Monday that the group would defeat a regional force fighting the More...
Africa: Charlie Hebdo protests in Niger leave 10 dead, churches burned down
At least 10 people have been killed in violent protests in Niger over the weekend, says new report from missionaries in the African nation. Muslim mobs burned down a number of churches in retaliation to French More...
New data indicates 800 per day flee Nigeria in response to Boko Haram violence
PRESS RELEASE: Abduction of schoolgirls and unrelenting attacks on civilians may be the tip of the iceberg, highlights a new briefing paper released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), raising More...
Niger to allow U.S. surveillance drones to be stationed in country, anti-war group says get the drones out of Africa
In an apparent effort to be closer to Mali, US ambassador to Niger, Bisa Williams, made a request to Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou Monday to allow US drone to be based in the northwest African nation. Acording More...
