CAMEROON

After suicide bombing attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants, Northern Cameroon implemented a number of sweeping security measures Sunday.

The explosion in the center of Damaturu came six days after a suicide bomber killed three policemen at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Yobe state’s capital city.

The country's defense ministry said the suspect was arrested at a checkpoint in the city of Gombe, close to Boko Haram's stronghold in the northeast.

Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the target and method was consistent with previous attacks by Boko Haram.

Earlier this year, Boko Haram occupied large parts of northeastern Nigeria and was increasingly mounting attacks on neighboring states, prompting the regional leaders into action.

Ansar al Dine, one of the most notorious extremist groups in Mali, has attacked towns bordering Mauritania and Ivory Coast.

Chad's prime minister said that militants used the veil as “camouflage” and that security forces would begin burning all face veils sold in markets.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said it's time to put an end to the Boko Haram crisis once and for all.

Officials suspect Boko Haram is behind the attempted attack on the city of Maiduguri.

A recent lawsuit claims Washington Metro workers didn't acknowledge a dying body in the Judiciary Square station for four days.

The Chinese Football Association has described Hong Kong's team as being made up of people “with black skin, yellow skin and white skin.”

As well-armed criminal groups kill Africa’s elephants at an alarming rate, anti-poaching groups are becoming “militarized” in response.

The extremist group has released a video featuring gunfights and boasting.

The gruesome footage shows amputations, stoning and lashing in the most convincing evidence yet to support the claim that Boko Haram has foreign influence within its ranks.

The terrorist commander was one of 30 Boko Haram fighters killed Saturday in a foiled attack on Nigerian Special Forces in Mafa district.

An area the Nigerian military claimed was safe has been subject to attacks by the militant group.

The army is conducting an offensive against Boko Haram in the Sambisa forest, considered the group's final stronghold.

Almost 3,600 migrants have been rescued from overcrowded boats sailing from Africa to Europe over the past 48 hours, Italy said on Thursday, with sea conditions seen as perfect for attempting the crossing.

Reports from women released by Boko Haram show the group may be weakening, but experts say this isn't the end.

"If you needed the toilet, they followed you. We were kept in one place. We were under bondage."

Boko Haram has killed at least 15,000 people and displaced at least 1.5 million people during its six-year insurgency.