Last week, US Senator Ted Cruz introduced a bill aimed at sanctioning the Nigerian government for allegedly supporting terrorism aimed at...
After a decade of devastating war with Boko Haram extremists, they are now better armed than ever and have more sophisticated drones than...
The Nigerian military say they have arrested Khalid al-Barnawi, the leader of Nigeria's Ansaru jihadist group. There is speculation over the...
Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram is waging the most brutal insurgency in Africa. It has seized vast amounts of territory, threatening Nigeria's...
By Justine John Dyikuk. Since its inception in 2002, Boko Haram has become the second-deadliest terrorist organization in Africa,...
"Islamic State" militants have accepted a pledge of allegiance from Nigerian Islamists Boko Haram. Although both groups are on the defensive...
Boko Haram's rise in Nigeria has sparked significant concerns about its beliefs and actions. This article examines the group's use of...
The Nigerian insurgent group Boko Haram has stepped up its cross-border operations, a survival tactic which may – as it has for other...
For cruelty, they are well matched. They share an apocalyptic “end-of-days” vision. Is West Africa's Boko Haram edging to a pledge of...
Boko Haram is a relatively well-known extremely violent militant Islamist group that began in Nigeria but is also active in Chad, Niger and northern Cameroon.
Experts on Boko Haram often discuss Chad's military and political responses to the insurgency, critiquing the government's effectiveness in handling the crisis.
