Following an upsurge in violence in north-east Nigeria, which was brought to global attention five years ago with the abduction by Boko Haram extremists of the Chibok schoolgirls, tens of thousands of ...

Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima Tuesday lamented what he described as gross misunderstanding of the Boko Haram crisis by those who should be in a position to proffer solution to the crisis, ...

Displaced individuals, seeking refuge in camps, have expressed frustration and threatened to return to areas controlled by Boko Haram, citing hunger and harsh living conditions as reasons. Displaced ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Comfort Ero, Africa program director for the International Crisis Group, about the organization's new report on women... International Crisis Group Report Examines Women And ...

On Friday, March 31, 2017, the Council expressed concern about the protection of civilians affected by terrorism. The resolution followed a report of its mission to the region earlier this month. In ...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that Nigeria’s fight against Boko Haram insurgency has dragged longer than the country’s 1967–1970 Civil War. Obasanjo made the remark on Sunday during ...

What is your reaction to the proposed amnesty for the Boko Haram sect? To the best of my knowledge, the President has set up a committee on amnesty. I think what the President was trying to say is ...

Amnesty International (AI) demanded action on Wednesday against Boko Haram following a recent wave of violence that resulted in the deaths of over 40 civilians in Borno State. In a statement, Isa ...

The Boko Haram conflict has caused "one of the most serious humanitarian crises in Africa," the International Red Cross said Thursday. AFP reported that the organization said that additional funding ...

“This religious tension, while real, should not be mistaken as the primary source of violence in Nigeria,” David Adams, assistant secretary of legislative affairs, wrote to Congress in an Oct. 4, 2012 ...

DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Boko Haram's insurgency in northeastern Nigeria and around Lake Chad has uprooted more than 2.4 million people and left some 10.7 million in need of aid in a ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with humanitarian partners, today launched an inter-agency funding appeal for US$157 million to help over a quarter of a million people affected by the Boko ...