Nigeria

On last leg of Africa tour, Zarif meets Niger officials

Oct 27, 2017 07:58

Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran has held meetings with senior officials in Niger’s capital, ending a three-leg tour of Africa, which earlier took him to South Africa and Uganda.
Six Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram raid

Oct 26, 2017 11:08

Boko Haram militants in Nigeria have launched an attack on a military base in the northeast of the African country, killing at least six soldiers.
Trump administration mulling drone attacks in Niger

Oct 26, 2017 10:10

The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly speeding up plans to use armed drone to attack militants in Niger, in the wake of a deadly ambush that killed four American troops in the African country.
Three Nigerian troopers killed in Boko Haram ambush in restive Borno state

Oct 19, 2017 11:02

At least three soldiers have been killed after being caught in an ambush by Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists in northeastern Nigeria.
Three US commandos killed, 2 injured near Mali border in Niger

Oct 05, 2017 02:53

Three US Army special operations commandos have been killed and two others injured in Niger
At least 17 dead in Nigeria boat capsize

Oct 05, 2017 02:44

At least 17 people drowned when a boat ferrying around 60 passengers capsized in northwest Nigeria, the National Emergency Management (NEMA) said on Wednesday.
44 die of cholera in Nigeria's militancy-hit northeast: UN

Sep 18, 2017 13:11

The United Nations says at least 44 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the militancy-hit northeast of Nigeria, where the first case of the disease was identified nearly five weeks ago.
15 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria’s Borno

Sep 18, 2017 13:09

At least 15 people have been killed in a bombing attack, bearing the hallmark of the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group, in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno.
Curfew in southeastern Nigeria after clashes

Sep 13, 2017 11:49

A three-day dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in southeast Nigeria due to mounting tensions between pro-Biafra supporters and the military.
7 killed in Boko Haram attack on displaced camp

Sep 09, 2017 09:56

At least seven people were killed when Boko Haram militants attacked a camp for people displaced by the conflict in northeast Nigeria, militia members and locals said Saturday.