UN raps Cameroon over rights abuses in Boko Haram fight
The UN Committee against Torture has asked Cameroon to stop its troops from committing "atrocities" in its fight against Boko Haram jihadists, according to report seen by AFP on Thursday.
Dec 07, 2017, 18:04 PM ISTFive killed in suicide attack on mosque in Nigeria: Militia leader
A female suicide bomber killed five people when she blew herself up in a mosque in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attack blamed on Boko Haram jihadists, local militiamen told AFP.
Sep 27, 2017, 06:11 AM ISTUN says 75,000 children in Nigeria risk dying in `months`
The United Nations warned on Tuesday that 75,000 Nigerian children risk dying in "a few months" as hunger grips the country`s ravaged northeast in the wake of the Boko Haram insurgency.
Nov 16, 2016, 01:05 AM ISTBoko Haram kill seven in suicide attack, raid
Boko Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since Nigeria`s government declared them "technically" defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide bombing, residents told AFP Wednesday.
Jan 06, 2016, 22:04 PM IST