Boko Haram

Red Cross warns that once-common strategies to reunite families no longer possible

Amnesty International publishes study into detainees during Boko Haram insurgency

Boko Haram group is known to use children, particularly kidnapped girls, as bombers

Action Against Hunger accused by military of giving Islamic insurgents drugs and food

Thousands of child suspects held in dangerous conditions as Boko Haram war continues

Unicef says the total number of children now freed is more than 1,700

Past votes in Africa’s largest democracy marred by violence, intimidation and rigging

Buhari is in last throes of bruising re-election campaign

Paul Biya says separatists must lay down their weapons after 79 schoolchildren seized

Former US president urges African leaders to pursue change and to address corruption

President Paul Biya, who lives part of the time in Switzerland, may seek re-election

More than 1,000 children taken by Boko Haram since start of Nigerian conflict in 2009

‘Don’t ever put your daughters in school again,’ extremists tell residents of Dapchi

Nigerian military intervenes after Islamist group attack in northeastern village of Dapchi

Attack bears hallmarks of Boko Haram faction that targets civilians

Accused opened 7 credit union accounts to withdraw money lodged from UK using ‘compromised’ cards