Bbc news africa boko haram

Here are some recent news articles from BBC News Africa related to Boko Haram:

Latest News

• Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks displace thousands in Borno state (March 2023)
  • Thousands of people have been displaced in Nigeria's Borno state after a series of attacks by Boko Haram militants.
• Chad: Boko Haram attacks kill dozens in Lake Chad region (February 2023)
  • At least 30 people have been killed in a series of attacks by Boko Haram militants in the Lake Chad region, which borders Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger.
• Nigeria: Boko Haram releases video of kidnapped schoolgirls (January 2023)
  • Boko Haram has released a video showing some of the schoolgirls it kidnapped from a school in Nigeria's Yobe state in 2021.

Recent Developments

• Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, reportedly killed in battle (June 2022)
  • Nigerian military sources have claimed that Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, was killed in a battle with rival Islamist group, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).
• Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks on farmers increase (May 2022)
  • Attacks by Boko Haram on farmers in Nigeria's Borno state have increased, with many farmers being killed or kidnapped.
• Chad: Boko Haram attacks displace thousands in Lake Chad region (April 2022)
  • Thousands of people have been displaced in the Lake Chad region after a series of attacks by Boko Haram militants.

Background

• Who are Boko Haram? (BBC News Africa, 2022)
  • Boko Haram is a militant Islamist group that was formed in Nigeria in 2002. It is also known as Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad, which translates to "People Committed to the Propagation of the Prophet's Teachings and Jihad".
• Boko Haram's insurgency: A timeline (BBC News Africa, 2022)
  • This article provides a timeline of key events in the Boko Haram insurgency, which began in 2009 and has resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.