Nigeria to investigate ‘camp abuses’
The Nigerian authorities announce they will investigate allegations of rape and trafficking at camps for people displaced by Boko Haram’s insurgency in the northeast. BBC News – Africa
The Nigerian authorities announce they will investigate allegations of rape and trafficking at camps for people displaced by Boko Haram’s insurgency in the northeast. BBC News – Africa
The Nigerian interior minister says he is confident the fight against Boko Haram will be successful enough to allow postponed elections to go ahead. BBC News – Africa
The electoral commission in Nigeria postpones the 14 February presidential election by six weeks as Boko Haram militant attacks continue. BBC News – Africa
The Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram attacks a town in Niger for the first time, a day after launching a raid into Cameroon. BBC News – Africa
Boko Haram militants have reportedly killed at least 70 people in an attack on a Cameroonian town near the Nigerian border. BBC News – Africa
Chadian troops backed by air strikes enter north-eastern Nigeria to join the battle against Islamist militant group Boko Haram. BBC News – Africa