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Nigeria Postpones Presidential Election Due to Boko Haram Insurgency
Nigeria announced plans to put national elections scheduled for February 14 on hold for six weeks in response to growing instability in the country’s northeast.
At Least 70 Killed in Boko Haram Raid on Cameroon-Nigeria Border
Militants reportedly attacked residents in their homes and at a mosque in the Nigerian border-town of Fotokol Wednesday.
Mugabe Picked as Next African Union Leader as Fight Against Boko Haram Ramps Up
The controversial 90-year-old president of Zimbabwe was appointed the African Union's next chairman at an annual summit where leaders also pledged to send more troops to battle Boko Haram.
Nigerian Islamic Officials Arrest 12 People in Raid of Alleged Gay Wedding Ceremony
A Sharia enforcement agency arrested a dozen young men on suspicions of being gay and planning a same-sex marriage, though one of the men told reporters it was just a birthday party.
Boko Haram Attacks Kill More Than 200 as John Kerry Arrives in Nigeria
Militants attacked the largest city in northeast Nigeria, putting hundreds of thousands of civilians "at grave risk" just as the US secretary of state landed in the country.
Attacks Raise Fears That Boko Haram Is Using Kidnapped Schoolgirls as Suicide Bombers
A series of suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria involving young girls has led to speculation that the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram last year might be involved.
Canadian Weapons Companies Increased Sales to Human Rights Abusers in 2013
Ottawa is exporting less military aid overall but upping shipments to India, Egypt, and Tunisia, as well as other non-NATO allies with questionable moral records.
Boko Haram Gunmen Kidnap 40 Young Men In Nigeria
On New Year's Eve the Islamic militant group arrived in pick-up trucks and attacked a remote village in northeast Nigeria.
2014 VICE News Awards: Biggest Hashtag Campaign That Resulted In Little Action — #BringBackOurGirls
#BringBackOurGirls was one of the most ambitious, inspired, and ultimately ill-fated social media campaigns of the year.
The Conflict With Boko Haram Could Derail Nigeria's 2015 Presidential Election
Election officials say more than a million voters in the Nigeria's besieged northeast may not be able to cast ballots in the elections scheduled for February.
Boko Haram Blamed For Another Bombing in Nigeria, Killing 30
A double bomb attack in Jos has left at least 30 people dead. In May, a similar attack in the same central Nigerian city killed 118.
Boko Haram Accused of Massacring Fish Sellers, as Nigerian Government Ends State of Emergency
The militant group reportedly killed nearly 100 people in two attacks in northeastern Nigeria last week.