From the rise of the shadowy ‘Lakurawa’ to a multimillion-dollar kidnapping industry, here is a breakdown of the overlapping insurgencies turning the country into a battlefield.
Islamic State on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack by a suicide bomber on a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in Islamabad that ...
Terrorist commander Abubakar Saidu, alias Sadiku, linked to 176 killings in Kwara State, reveals a dark evolution from Shekau's lieutenant to a ruthless kingpin.
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In a Nigerian village, extremists issued a call to prayer and then slaughtered those who turned up
In the Nigerian villages of Woro and Nuku, attackers arrived on motorbikes, going door to door, shooting and setting homes ...
African stationary bandits manage local control; foreign partners provide markets, legitimacy and protection. The risks ...
February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a practice affecting over 230 million girls and women ...
Extremists massacred 162 people in a Nigerian village after issuing a call to prayer - Attackers arrived on motorbikes to the ...
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected ...
Some of the best images taken by Reuters photographers from across the continent.
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