Here’s a look at Boko Haram, a militant Islamic group working out of Nigeria, whose purpose is to institute Sharia, or Islamic law. Facts In the local Hausa dialect, Boko Haram means “Western ...

I interviewed a Boko Haram sex slave who was strapped to a bomb. A decade on, here is why the world must stop ignoring these ...

At least 23 fighters have reportedly been killed in a fresh round of infighting between Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in ...

Negotiations are further complicated by Boko Haram's rivalry with Islamic State West Africa Province, which is not part of ...

Major General Ibikunle Ajose, the new Hadin Kai commander. You should see the full list as compiled from the field.

Nigeria has endured years of extremist and communal violence, with the video focusing on claims that 52,000 Christians have been killed and many more displaced or kidnapped. It describes attacks on ...

Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.

Federal Government warns untreated trauma among displaced children could worsen mental health challenges and fuel future violence, extremism and instability.

At least 23 fighters belonging to rival Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) factions have reportedly ...

A quarter century after the Sept. 11 attacks, law enforcement leaders say terrorist threats have shifted from large, ...

Affiliates of Al-Qaeda and ISIS are "becoming more entrenched and further expanding within the Sahel and beyond," an expert ...