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A report says women were abused in Nigerian military cells after fleeing Boko Haram captivity
Amnesty International says in a new report that dozens of women and young girls have been unlawfully detained and abused in Nigerian military detention facilities after escaping captivity from Boko Haram extremists.
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Hundreds of hostages, mostly women and children, are rescued from Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
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Kidnapped Nigerian girls freed, return to Chibok with babies
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‘I think of them’: Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remembered
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US targets Russian mercenary group over religious freedom
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Seven soldiers in Chad are killed in an explosion blamed on Boko Haram extremists
Chad’s government says an explosive device detonated and killed seven soldiers in Chad during a patrol in the country’s west near Lake Chad.
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US orders diplomats’ families to leave Nigeria’s capital
The State Department has ordered the families of U.S. embassy staffers in the Nigerian capital to leave due to heightened fears of a terrorist attack.
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Extremists kill dozens in latest attack in northeast Nigeria
Local authorities say that dozens of people have been killed in northeast Nigeria in yet another attack targeting remote communities as the West African nation continues to battle extremist rebels.
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Europe accused of ‘double standard’ on Ukrainian refugees
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The quick acceptance of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s aggression puts a spotlight on Europe’s “double standard” for migrants, standing against its nonwelcome for people fleeing violence in Africa, the Mideast and elsewhere, the head of the world’s largest humanitarian network sai
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In Nigeria, UN chief welcomes reintegration of extremists
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lauded Nigerian authorities’ efforts to reintegrate repentant Boko Haram militants, saying the initiative is “the best thing we can do for peace.”
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Suspected extremist attack kills 9 in northeastern Nigeria
Nigerian police and witnesses say an attack by suspected Islamic extremist rebels has killed nine people in northeast Nigeria, one of several deadly attacks this week in the troubled region.
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Armed men kidnap 5 MSF workers in northern Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Armed men have kidnapped five people working for Medecins Sans Frontieres in Cameroon’s Far North, the organization’s local branch said Friday.
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Islamic State group claims attacks on Nigeria soldiers
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of Nigerian soldiers were killed and wounded in recent attacks in Nigeria’s insecure northeast region, according to a statement from the Islamic State group, which said its West Africa members carried out the assaults.
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Witnesses: Extremists abduct 17 girls in northeast Nigeria
Witnesses say Islamic extremists have abducted 17 girls in northeast Nigeria. Two residents told The Associated Press on Saturday that members of the Boko Haram jihadi group attacked a village in Borno state on Thursday.
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Nigeria extremists still ‘very dangerous,’ says UN official
A top U.N. official says that the Islamic extremist insurgency in northeast Nigeria is a “very, very dangerous (and) very threatening” crisis that needs more than $1 billion in aid in 2022 to assist those hit by the decade-long conflict.
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Nigerian official says new leader of IS-linked group killed
Nigeria’s national security adviser says the new leader of a rebel group in Nigeria linked to the Islamic State has been killed.
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15 Nigerian women, children escape from Boko Haram captivity
Six women and nine children abducted by Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremist rebels in the country’s troubled northeast have escaped after months in captivity.
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Nigerian army says high profile Boko Haram member arrested
The Nigerian army says its troops have arrested a high-profile member of the Boko Haram extremist group in northern Borno State, where the rebels’ 12-year insurgency is concentrated.
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Army: Nearly 6,000 extremists surrender in northeast Nigeria
The Nigerian army says nearly 6,000 Boko Haram militants have surrendered in the country’s northeast in recent weeks, marking one of the largest surrenders since the insurgency began.
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Boko Haram militants kill 16 soldiers in Niger attack
Niger’s defense ministry says hundreds of Islamic militants attacked a military outpost overnight in southeastern Niger, killing 16 soldiers and wounding at least nine others.
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Nigerian parents excited by return of 2 abducted schoolgirls
Seven years after Boko Haram extremists abducted more than 270 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria, two of the more than 100 still being held by the rebels returned this month, renewing the hope of parents who have all but given up on the long wait for the return of their children.
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Nigerian army says 335 Boko Haram militants have surrendered
The Nigerian army says hundreds of Boko Haram extremists have laid down their arms and surrendered following an offensive in the northeast.
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IS-linked group says Boko Haram leader in Nigeria is dead
The leader of Nigerian extremist group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has killed himself, according to a jihadi group linked to the Islamic State group.
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EXPLAINER: Why Nigeria’s schools are abduction targets
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen have attacked another school in northern Nigeria, this time grabbing children as young as 3 before abandoning the youngest ones in the forest when they could not keep up with the group on foot.
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In Nigeria’s tight election, Christian vote is seen as key
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Ask worshippers at St. Charles Catholic Church what they want most from Nigeria’s presidential election, and the answer is peace.
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The Latest: Extremist attack in Nigeria kills 4 civilians
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — The Latest on Nigeria’s postponed presidential election (all times local):
6 p.m.
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Islamic militants’ deadly resurgence threatens Nigeria polls
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Baba Inuwa was pleased to move back to his vegetable farm in Nigeria’s northeast, encouraged by the military’s offensive against Boko Haram, the country’s homegrown Islamic extremist rebels and by President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim that the insurgency had been crushed.
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Boko Haram kills at least 60 in Nigeria attack: Amnesty
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Boko Haram has killed at least 60 people in a “devastating” attack on the northeastern Nigeria border town of Rann, Amnesty International said Friday, calling it one of the deadliest assaults by the extremist group in its nearly decade-long insurgency.
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Nigerian leader: Islamic extremists are now using drones
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Islamic extremists in Nigeria have begun using drones, the country’s president says, opening a worrying new front in the region’s nearly decade-long fight against Boko Haram and an offshoot linked to the Islamic State.
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Nigeria’s military acknowledges major attack by extremists
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military on Saturday acknowledged a major attack against it by Islamic extremists after opposition lawmakers said 44 soldiers were killed, while public pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari grew over the failure of his pledge to defeat Boko Haram.
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Boko Haram overruns key crossroads town in northern Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram extremists have overrun a key crossroads and military outpost in northeastern Nigeria, residents and authorities said Saturday.
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Britain, Nigeria sign defense pact to counter Boko Haram
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Britain and Nigeria signed a security and defense agreement during a one-day visit by Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday as Africa’s most populous country struggles to defeat Boko Haram extremists and others linked to the Islamic State organization.
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Nigeria’s army frees 148 Boko Haram hostages, half of them children
Nigeria’s army rescued 148 hostages, most of them women and children, from Boko Haram militants, the army said Monday.
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Trump did not discuss crude remark with Nigerian president
President Donald Trump’s meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari this week centered around security challenges, including the nearly decade-long insurgency by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast.
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Nigerian army failed to act on warnings before schoolgirls abducted, Amnesty says
Amnesty International has accused the Nigerian army of failing to act on “advance warnings” given a few hours before Boko Haram militants abducted 110 girls from a school in northeast Nigeria last month.
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