Boko Haram
Kidnappings soar in central Africa’s ‘triangle of death’
Where Chad, Cameroon and the Central African Republic meet, people are turning vigilante to fight back
Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan
16, Jul, 2024 @4:00 AM
Nigerian woman rescued 10 years after kidnap by Boko Haram in Chibok
Lydia Simon, recovered along with three children born in captivity, was one of 276 schoolgirls taken in 2014
Eromo Egbejule and agencies in Abuja
18, Apr, 2024 @5:53 PM
#BringBackOurGirls fought to keep global attention on Nigeria’s stolen Chibok girls. Ten years on it is still fighting | Helon Habila
The campaign that came to prominence when 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped from their classes in 2014 has had an impact beyond its first rallying cries
Helon Habila
17, Apr, 2024 @7:00 AM
Ten years on from Chibok, what happened to the 276 Nigerian girls snatched from their school?
While some were freed or escaped, the authorities’ waning interest and ongoing mass abductions by militants has left campaigners and families of missing pupils in despair
Caroline Kimeu in Nairobi and Ope Adetayo in Lagos
11, Apr, 2024 @7:00 AM
Search continues for hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren
Two mass abductions were the latest in a series of group kidnappings by gunmen
Angelique Chrisafis and agencies
10, Mar, 2024 @4:49 PM
‘They only knew how to fight’: school helps girls to heal after Boko Haram
The militant group continues to abduct schoolchildren in north-eastern Nigeria, but one school is giving survivors hope of a better life through education
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani in Maiduguri
20, Feb, 2024 @8:00 AM
Suspected Islamist attack frees hundreds of prisoners in Nigeria
Inmates on the run after gunmen armed with explosives attack prison near capital, Abuja
Emmanuel Akinwotu West Africa correspondent and Isaac Abrak in Abuja
06, Jul, 2022 @2:04 PM
More than 160 passengers still missing from train attacked in Nigeria
Boko Haram and local bandits suspected to have bombed rail tracks in Kaduna as dozens remain unaccounted for
Emmanuel Akinwotu in Lagos
21, Apr, 2022 @6:32 PM
‘If you run, you will die’: fear stalks Nigerian state as jihadists gain foothold
Niger state has been wracked by banditry for years. Now jihadists have moved in to communities just a few hundred miles from the capital, Abuja
Emmanuel Akinwotu in Gwada
08, Dec, 2021 @5:00 AM
Delivering babies in a Nigerian camp: ‘I’ve had to use plastic bags as gloves’
After seeing a woman die in childbirth, Liyatu Ayuba stepped in and has now delivered 118 babies in a community cut off from public health services
Chika Mefor-Nwachukwu
03, Sep, 2021 @7:00 AM
More than 200 children remain abducted in Nigeria amid ‘kidnap epidemic’
Schools in north of country have become prime targets for ‘bandits’ with 1,000 students taken this year
Emmanuel Akinwotu West Africa correspondent
10, Aug, 2021 @4:00 AM
Isis-linked groups open up new fronts across sub-Saharan Africa
Military victories combined with new alliances and shifts in strategy reinforce militants’ position across much of continent
Jason Burke Africa correspondent
25, Jun, 2021 @4:00 AM
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