Inside a mud-brick hut on the edge of a camp for people displaced by terrorism, an ex-Boko Haram fighter is explaining what ...

Fatima, a fisherwoman on Lake Chad, sets out at dawn not just to make a living from the shrinking waters, but to pay a “tax”. Before casting her net, she must hand over part of her meagre earnings to ...

Abuja, Nigeria – The killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second-in-command of ISIL (ISIS), by United States and Nigerian forces marks a notable achievement for “counterterrorism”. Yet for analysts ...

The delegation held crucial meetings with various stakeholders, including government representatives, international organizations, and local leaders. Members of the Informal Expert Group on Climate, ...

President Trump says a joint U.S. and Nigerian operation has killed a top Islamic State leader in Nigeria.

After being weakened by years of clashes with rival Boko Haram faction Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Jama'tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (JAS) is making a comeback in the Lake Chad ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Contrary to popular conception, Lake Chad is not shrinking; new research shows that the volume of water in the lake has increased since its low ...

Minuki, a senior ISIS-linked leader operating in West Africa, was killed in a joint US-Nigeria counterterrorism mission in the Lake Chad Basin. The operation comes as American military cooperation wit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Factors driving armed rebellion in the Lake Chad Basin appear to stem from the conditions that provide ISWAP and Boko Haram with ...