The Cameroonian government said it was the militants' heaviest loss yet on its territory. Communications minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary said in a statement that in the early hours on Monday, several hundred Boko Haram fighters used the cover of thick fog to enter Kolofata, a town and commune in Cameroon, from Nigeria to storm the town's military base, reports ABC News Online.
Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram has released a video depicting their slaughter of captive civilians. Despite this new footage of brutality, the group has suffered some losses across Nigeria's borders.
Boko Haram releases new video of massacre Boko Haram released a video showing an apparent civilian massacre, according to CBS. The Islamic extremist group, which has terrorized a large swath of Nigeria since April, continues to do so to fulfill their goal of establishing what they are calling an Islamic caliphate.
Boko Haram attacked two Nigerian cities, Maiduguru and Damaturu, on Monday. The cities, located to the north, suffered severe casualties, especially in Damaturu, where government forces battles Boko Haram fighters for control of the city.
South Africa and Ivory Coast will play each other in the annual Nelson Mandela Challenge. These teams have a bit of a continental rivalry with one another. Latin Post.com previews the game, provides a game stream and predicts a winner.
Boko Haram seized town where schoolgirls were kidnapped in April The extremist Islamic group Boko Haram seized the Nigerian town of Chibok, where the more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped from earlier this year, The Associated Press reported.
A suicide attack at a school in northeastern Nigeria has left almost 50 people dead and has reignited popular anger toward the government for its inability to curb the attacks against schools and towns. Though no one has claimed responsibility, it is believed Boko Haram conducted the attack.
Boko Haram kidnaps 60 women days after truce announced in Nigeria Days after the Nigerian government announced a truce with Islamic extremists Boko Haram, a suspected group of militants has reportedly kidnapped 60 women from two villages, Bloomberg reported.
After months of almost exclusively bad news regarding Ebola, Nigeria has offered a brief respite, as the country has been declared free of the deadly virus.
Boko Haram, the Islamic extremists who threatened to topple towns across Nigeria in order to establish their own rule and are responsible for the kidnapping of 200 schoolgirls in March this year, agreed to a ceasefire and to release the girls Friday.
The Nigerian government and Islamist terror group Boko Haram have reached a ceasefire agreement, part of which deal includes the release of over 200 kidnapped schoolgirls.
27 Boko Haram captives, including 10 Chinese workers, released by militants in Cameroon Boko Haram released 27 captives Saturday in Cameroon, according to the government, and 10 of those were Chinese workers, BBC reported.
Ebola information distributed in 40 languages in Dallas, airport procedures criticized Health officials in Dallas, where the first Ebola patient in the United States was identified, anticipate having to monitor the situation for more than a month and are distributing information in a multitude of languages for residents.
Gates Foundations commits $50 million to Ebola virus outbreak A $50 million contribution to support an emergency response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa was announced Wednesday by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Associated Press reported.
Nigerian president orders removal of #BringBackGoodluck2015 posters in Abuja Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the removal of re-election campaign posters which read #BringBackGoodluck2015, mimicking the #BringBackOurGirls campaign for more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls in his country.
Economic effect of Ebola virus increasingly apparent in affected countries The economic effect of the Ebola virus is starting to be seen as crops rot in the fields, mines are abandoned and goods cannot get to market, AFP reports.
The Ivory Coast is the latest to place restrictions against Ebola-stricken neighbors Liberia and Guinea despite the World Health Organization's advice not to do so.
According to a new report by the World Health Organization, the death toll continues to rise in West Africa as the Ebola epidemic moves through the three nations at the center of the pandemic to neighboring nations. The report also highlights the possible existence of "shadow zones."
