As insurgent groups intensify their campaign of rebellion and terror in Nigeria’s north-eastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, Nigerian refugees have been fleeing across the border into northern Cameroon, Niger and Chad. In the last two months, the number of new arrivals has increased significan...

By Ola' Audu Despite claims of a ceasefire between the Nigerian government and extremist sect, Boko Haram, soldiers on Sunday night shot dead 25 members of the sect during an attack on Damboa town of Borno state. This was disclosed by security officials. The attack on Damboa crystallised the ...

VOA News October 21, 2014 11:53 AM Talks to free more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Nigerian militants last April did not begin as projected on Tuesday, although there are signs the militants and Nigeria's government are preparing for the talks in Chad. A prominent Nigerian newspaper, Thi...

Dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state have been abducted by suspected militants, residents say. The abductions have not been confirmed by the authorities, but residents say they took place a day after the military announced it had agreed a ceasefire ...

Cinq personnes ont péri dans l’explosion d’une gare routière de l’Etat de Bauchi, dans le nord du Nigeria. Nouveau drame dans le nord du Nigeria. Au moins cinq personnes ont péri dans l’explosion, mercredi, dans une gare routière de l’Etat de Bauchi. « Il y a eu une énorme explosion, mercredi 22 ...

L'armée camerounaise a annoncé hier, dimanche 26 octobre, avoir tué une quarantaine de combattants du groupe islamiste Boko Haram. Ces derniers ont tenté plusieurs incursions en territoire camerounais vendredi, toutes contrées par les forces de défense massées le long de la frontière avec le Nigeria...

Au Nigeria, trente adolescents, des garçons et des filles, ont été enlevés par des membres présumés de Boko Haram, dans un village de l’Etat de Borno, dans le nord-est du pays. « Des insurgés ont enlevé des jeunes, garçons et filles, dans notre région. Ils ont pris tous les garçons de 13 ans et p...

Le Niger est frappé par une sévère épidémie de choléra. Elle a déjà tué 51 personnes sur quelque 1 365 cas officiellement recensés depuis le début de l’année, selon l’ONU. Trente-huit personnes sont mortes de la maladie « pour le seul mois de septembre », souligne le Bureau de la coordination des af...

Maroua, Cameroon - Life has been turned upside-down in the sun-scorched city of Cameroon's semi-arid Far North Region evidenced by the fact that taxis are only available at night. "There is no law that says you can only come out at night," said cab driver Mactar Mohamad in broken French. "But we ...

Nigeria says it is still holding talks with Boko Haram, two weeks after the government said it had agreed a truce with the Islamist militant group. A presidential spokesman said he was optimistic that something "concrete and positive" would come out of the talks. There has been no comment fr...