The Niger Defence Ministry announced Sunday that 12 soldiers and "dozens of terrorists" were killed in a battle in western Niger, in the conflict-torn "three borders" zone.

In Niger a 'ferocious' battle with 'terrorists' leaves 12 soldiers and dozens of militants dead

Hundreds of Boko Haram militants attacked a military post in southern Niger overnight, killing 16 soldiers and wounding nine more, the defence ministry said on Wednesday.

Boko Haram attack kills 16 soldiers in southern Niger

Boko Haram islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country, the defence ministry said Tuesday. The attack took place on Monday night near the border with Nigeria, where operations by the Islamist group have been on the rise.

Boko Haram Cameroon attack kills five soldiers, civilian, says government

At least six Cameroon soldiers were killed Saturday in an attack by Boko Haram in the far north of the country, the governor of the region said on state television.

Six soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in Cameroon: governor

A group of fighters from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram pledged allegiance to rivals the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) weeks after the former group's leader died, according to a video.

Boko Haram fighters pledge allegiance to Islamic State in video, worrying observers

Ten people who had been held captive by Islamist militants were freed this week in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, three security sources and two close associates of those released told Reuters.

Ten captives freed by Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria: Sources

For more than 10 years, Abubakar Shekau was the face of terrorism in Nigeria. Terrorists from Islamic State West African Province now claim Shekau killed himself. Does this mean an end to Jihadism in West Africa?

Gravitas: Leader of Boko Haram "kills himself"

Abubakar Shekau, the head of the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram, had killed himself, rival Islamist militants said in an audiotape. According to recordings received by news agencies from Boko Haram on Sunday, the group's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a confrontation against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), two weeks after reports emerged that he had died.

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself, says Islamic State West African Province

Nigerian militant Islamist group c killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

News Alert: Nigeria's Boko Haram leader is dead, say rival militants

Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Reports of Abubakar's death had emerged two weeks ago and now the ISWAP has confirmed it.

Nigeria’s Boko Haram leader 'killed self,' says rival militant group ISWAP

One person was killed and some others injured when unknown gunmen abducted about 150 children of an Islamic school in Nigeria's Niger state. The Salihu Tanko Islamic School is located at Tegina in the Rafi Local Government Area of the north-central Nigerian state of Niger.

150 children kidnapped after Islamic school ambushed by armed bandits in Nigeria

Nigeria's top-ranking army commander Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers were killed on Friday when their plane crashed in bad weather in the country's north, officials said.

Nigeria's top army commander killed in air crash

Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously injured as he tried to kill himself to avoid getting caught, said AP quoting two intelligence sources.

Nigerian Boko Haram leader seriously wounded in clash with Islamic State: Report

A distraught woman knelt at the feet of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday to plead for help with her family in Africa. Morrison had just finished a news conference in the Queensland city of Rockhampton when the woman approached the prime minister.

Woman drops to feet of Australian PM Morrison, pleads for help

Gravitas Plus | Jihadist terror is on the rise in West Africa. Terror outfits like the Boko Haram are strengthening their base, as the world looks the other way. They could soon pose a threat to Africa's stability. The implications will be global. Here's a wake-up call by Palki Sharma Upadhyay.

Gravitas Plus: Jihadists on the rise in West Africa

The jihadist group Boko Haram killed at least 10 people including four security personnel in raids on three villages in northeast Nigeria, local and security sources told AFP on Sunday.

At least 10 dead in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists have seized around 40 loggers and killed three others in northeast Nigeria near the border with Cameroon, militia sources and residents told AFP on Saturday.

Jihadists snatch dozens of loggers in Nigeria, kill three

Boko Haram jihadists killed at least seven people in a Christmas Eve assault on a village in Nigeria's restive northeast, local sources told AFP Friday. Security agencies had in recent days warned of an increased risk of attack during the Christian holiday.

Boko Haram kills seven in Christmas Eve attack

In yet another attack on Nigeria, a group of jihadist gunmen attacked a military convoy and killed nearly five soldiers, military sources reported on Sunday. Terrorism-hit Nigeria saw two different attacks.

Jihadists kill 5 soldiers, kidnap 35 civilians in Nigeria

Nigeria has been hit once again and this time a teenage girl who blew herself up in a crowded area in northeast Nigeria's Borno state on Saturday. The attack took place in the town of Konduga which is nearly 38 kilometres (24 miles) from the regional capital Maiduguri.

Nigeria: At least three people dead, two injured in suicide bomb attack

On Friday, December 11, more than 300 schoolboys were kidnapped in a raid carried out by Boko Haram insurgents. These kidnappings sparked a nationwide campaign. Today, finally, the 344 of the kidnapped students of Nigeria have finally been released by the abductors.

Boko Haram releases kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys, but the danger looms

More than 300 schoolboys kidnapped in northern Nigeria have been rescued, the Katsina state governor has said.

Over 300 kidnapped Nigerian school boys handed to government

A joint rescue operation was launched on Saturday by Nigeria’s police, air force and army, according to the government.

333 students still missing after gunmen attacked school in Nigeria

In 2014, at least 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped in Nigeria by the Boko Haram. The sheer scale of it sparked international outrage. It led to a global campaign. The world united in saying 'bring back our girls'.

More than 300 schoolboys abducted in Nigeria by Boko Haram

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