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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.

According to an assessment by Unesco, at least 34 million children in conflict-hit nations are currently out of school.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would like to restore military ties with the United States.

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.

Migrants attempting to reach Europe have to deal with the harsh Sahara before taking on the Mediterranean.

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

Jihadist groups in North Africa need millions to finance their activities, so they have moved on from kidnapping to something much more lucrative: drug trafficking.

Over 60 people have been killed in a series of attacks since last weekend in Maiduguri, the capital of the restive state of Borno.

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

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.

The victims were all under the age of five, health officials said. Young children are especially susceptible to lead poisoning.

The U.S. secretary of state traveled to Turkey, where NATO ministers also were to discuss instability in Syria and Iraq.

Saadi Gadhafi faces charges of killing a soccer player and unlawful imprisonment.

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.

Witnesses reportedly described a force of over 2,000 assaulting the town of Marte, driving out Nigerian government forces.

The intensified military operation by Nigerian and coalition forces has reportedly weakened the Islamic militant group and cut off their arms supply.