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Benin
Piracy on the rise off West Africa’s coast
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Al Qaeda
Hostage video: Europeans kidnapped in Nigeria blame Al Qaeda
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Somalia
Somalia heads terrorism risk, South Sudan in top 5: survey
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Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan has created a panel to negotiate with Boko Haram, the radical Islamist terror group behind multiple attacks, including suicide bombings. The panel will also ensure that security forces are acting with “professionalism.”
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Somalia
Analysis: Pirates eye share of Gulf of Guinea riches
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Boko Haram
Islamist Group Steps Up Fight Across Nigeria
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Nigeria
Boko Haram killed three people in a roadside bomb attack that struck a van at a police checkpoint in the city of Maiduguri in the state of Borno. The University of Maiduguri closed due to threats from Boko Haram.
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Al Qaeda
MI5 and police reduce UK terror threat from ‘severe’ to ‘substantial’
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Nigeria
The Army killed 11 Boko Haram fighters during a shootout in the city of Maiduguri. Fighting broke out after Boko Haram attacked a military convoy with a roadside bomb. Two people were killed in a bombing at a church in Abuja.
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Nigeria
Eight people were killed and 15 more were wounded in a bombing in Maiduguri. Police said the Islamist terror group Boko Haram is behind the attack.
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Boko Haram
Nigeria struggles against militant upsurge
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Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters killed 25 people and wounded 30 more in an attack in Maiduguri. Two men riding motorbikes hurled grenades and opened fire at a tavern and a beer garden in the northern city.
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Nigeria
Police arrested 58 members of Boko Haram during raids in the city of Maiduguri. Several Somalis were among those detained.
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Nigeria
Boko Haram said it carried out the suicide attack that targeted a senior police official in Abuja. “We are responsible for the bomb attack on the police headquarters in Abuja, which was to prove a point to all those who doubt our capability,” it said in a statement.
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Nigeria
A suicide bomber killed one person and wounded several more in an attack on a police station in Abuja. Boko Haram is suspected of carrying out the attack.
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Nigeria
Boko Haram killed five people in attacks on police stations in Maiduguri. Ibrahim Birkuti, a Wahhabi cleric who has been critical of Boko Haram for killing security personnel and political officials, was gunned down in the town of Bui in Borno state. Boko Haram is suspected of assassinating the cleric.
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Nigeria
Boko Haram has claimed credit for a series of bombings and also said some were carried out by sympathizers and recruits in the military. The most deadly blast , which killed 14 people, took place at a barracks in Bauchi.
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Nigeria
A bombing at a market in a military barracks in Bauchi killed 12 people, including 10 soldiers. Boku Haram is suspected of carrying out the attack.
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Nigeria
A group of 70 heavily armed “Islamic militants” killed four policemen and two civilians during attacks on two police stations and a bank in Maiduguri. Authorities believe Boku Haram executed the attacks in Maiduguri.
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Nigeria
Boko Haram, a radical Islamist group with ties to al Qaeda, has rejected an amnesty deal offered by the governor of Borno. A Boko Haram spokesman said the group does not recognize democracy.
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Nigeria
Nigerian security forces on high alert after deadly unrest
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Boko Haram
Nigeria election: Thousand flee after riots
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Nigeria
Nigerian leader wins presidential poll amid riots
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Nigeria
Nigerian election mostly peaceful though kids vote
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Nigeria
At least 13 people have been killed and dozens more injured in election-related bombings in Suleja and Maiduguri. For months, Boko Haram has been assassinating politicians and security personnel in Maiduguri, and election violence now seems worst there.
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Nigeria
Eight people were killed in a bombing at the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Suleja. No group has claimed the attack, but Boko Haram has carried out other attacks against election officials.
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Taliban
40 Afghans kidnapped by insurgents
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Nigeria
Ivory Coast headed for civil war, analysts fear
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Nigeria
Nigerian diplomats serving in Saudi Arabia said that large numbers of Nigerians are being trained at al Qaeda camps in Yemen. The diplomats said the collapse of the Yemeni government would pose a threat to Nigeria’s security.
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Iran
Iran hunts for uranium
