Suspected Boko Haram Islamist militants attack a school in north-eastern Nigeria, killing 29 teenage boys and injuring another 11.

By Isaac Abrak KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen shot, hacked and burned to death at least 100 people and razed homes in central Nigeria, a region riven by disputes over land, religion and ethnicity, ...

Selon RFI, Omar Ould Hamaha, un des dirigeants du Mouvement pour l'unicité et le djihad en Afrique de l'Ouest (Mujao) aurait été tué au début du mois de mars 2014 lors d'un raid de l'aviation française...

Closure of Al Atlas TV station comes a day after police raided the station and journalists held for hours.

[Magharebia]Nouakchott -Al-Qaeda fighters from Libya, Algeria and Mauritania died during multiple military raids in Mali over the past fortnight....

Police say suspected Islamist militants have attacked two villages in Nigeria's north-east, with some 74 people killed.

Mohammed Yusuf NAIROBI ? The radical Kenyan cleric Sheikh Abubakar Shariff, also known as Makaburi, was killed by unknown gunmen Tuesday evening outside Mombasa#39;s Shanzu Law Courts. Accused by U.S. ...

The armed group Boko Haram is better equipped than the Nigerian military fighting it, the governor of the region worst hit by the attacks said after more than 100 people died in a village raid. Boko Ha...

Dozens are feared dead after suspected Islamist militants raided a northern Nigerian village in defiance of intense security in the region.

Suspected Islamist militants have raided a Nigerian village and murdered dozens, according to witnesses. The gunmen reportedly rounded up a group of men in Izge village and shot them, before going door...