Boko Haram

Mar- 2023 -

22 March

Nigerien officer conducts training during Exercise Flintlock 2017

Niger Army Says 20 Jihadists Killed at Nigeria Border

Niger's army said its troops had killed around 20 jihadists and arrested 83 others in an operation against militants on its southeastern border with Nigeria.

15 March

Africa

Nigerien soldiers stand guard outside Diffa airport

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger Says It Killed ‘30 Boko Haram Jihadists,’ Arrests 960

Jihadist-hit Niger killed about 30 members of the Boko Haram group and detained 960 followers, most of them women and children, official sources said.

Jan- 2023 -

31 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Regional Armies Pound Jihadist Bases in Lake Chad Basin

Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin with support from a US drone.

Dec- 2022 -

27 December

Africa

Nigerian soldiers patrolling Borno state near a former Boko Haram camp

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Boko Haram Jihadists Kill 17 Herders in Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists killed 17 herders and stole their cattle following clashes in the troubled northeastern Nigerian state of Borno, self-defense militia said.

26 December

Africa

Soldiers from Niger's National Guard march on the tarmac in Diffa, southeastern Niger

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger Troops Kill Five Jihadist Fighters in Southeast: Governor

Five Boko Haram jihadist fighters have been killed and two Niger soldiers wounded in clashes in southeast Niger near the Nigerian border.

Sep- 2022 -

16 September

Africa

A soldier stands guard near information stands in a camp in Diffa, Niger

Staff Writer With AFP

Niger Army Kills 7 Suspected ‘Terrorists’: Ministry

Seven suspected "terrorists" have been killed and some 30 accomplices of the Boko Haram jihadist group arrested in southeastern Niger.

5 September

Africa

Military troops inspect arms and ammunitions recovered from Boko Haram jihadists.

Staff Writer With AFP

Scores of Nigeria Jihadists Drown Fleeing Air Strikes: Sources

Scores of Boko Haram jihadists have drowned in a river in northeast Nigeria while fleeing from ground and aerial attacks from Nigerian troops.

Aug- 2022 -

15 August

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Chadian Troops Killed in Jihadist-Hit Lake Region

Two Chadian troops have been killed fighting jihadists in the Lake Chad region, whose marshlands are a bolthole for Islamist fighters.

Jul- 2022 -

26 July

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

France Committed to Africa’s Security, Says Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron declared his country would support Africa's need for security as he began a three-country tour marked by France's military revamp in the jihadist-torn Sahel.

7 July

Africa