Latest Boko Haram News

At least 7 members of Nigerian security force missing after insurgents ambush convoy

Nov. 20, 2024 11:08 AM EST

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least seven members of a Nigerian government protection agency are missing after their convoy was attacked by Boko Haram insurgents in north-central Nigeria, authorities said. A team of 80 security operatives tasked with protecting the power network were...

17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says

Nov. 11, 2024 04:51 AM EST

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country's west, Chad's army said. The attack in the Lake Chad region happened on Saturday, army spokesperson Gen. Issakh...

Chad's army says an attack by Boko Haram rebels has left 17 soldiers and 96 insurgents dead

Nov. 11, 2024 04:47 AM EST
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad's army says an attack by Boko Haram rebels has left 17 soldiers and 96 insurgents dead.

Cameroon’s separatist conflict forces hundreds of thousands of students out of education

Oct. 20, 2024 00:03 AM EDT

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Jane Ndamei’s dream of becoming a medical doctor almost cost her life five years ago. The 20-year-old student from Cameroon’s restive southwestern region was taking her Grade 12 exam when she suddenly heard gunshots. Shortly after, armed men rushed into...

They fled their homes to escape Boko Haram. Now Nigeria is resettling them back despite their fears

Oct. 13, 2024 00:14 AM EDT

DAMASAK, Nigeria (AP) — When Boko Haram launched an insurgency in northeastern Nigeria in 2010, Abdulhameed Salisu packed his bag and fled from his hometown of Damasak in the country's battered Borno state. The 45-year-old father of seven came back with his family early last year....

Boko Haram militants on motorcycles attacked a Nigerian village, killing over 100, residents say

Sep. 04, 2024 11:25 AM EDT

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — At least 100 villagers were killed in northeastern Nigeria when suspected Boko Haram Islamic extremists opened fire on a market, on worshippers and in people's homes, residents said Wednesday, the latest killings in Africa's longest struggle with militancy. ...