More than 75,000 people have been newly displaced within Chad’s Lake Province following a resurgence in Boko Haram attacks in ...

France: France has found itself the best positioned Western nation to assist in the regional fight against Boko Haram -- but also the most vulnerable to being sucked into an open-ended war, experts ...

France will not negotiate with gunmen claiming to be from the Boko Haram sect who have taken a French family of seven hostage, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday. The three adults and ...

President Francois Hollande of France has offered to host a new summit of Nigeria, Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroun, all of which are currently locked in a battle ...

Nigeria and France on Thursday signed an agreement on closer military cooperation, including intelligence sharing, to strengthen the fight against Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region. Nigerian Defence ...

After the conflict with the Islamic extremist group reached a bleak and depressing low with the kidnapping of 267 girls in Chibok, France has committed itself to combating the group with military and ...