One of the most immediate consequences of reduced attention to other conflicts is the worsening humanitarian crisis. Funding ...

After Niger's July 2023 coup halted border patrols, Lakurawa's presence in Nigeria has increased. The Nigerian military, already stretched by other conflicts, now faces this new insurgency. Joint ...

Nigeria's military has said a new Islamist insurgent group from Niger and Mali, known as Lakurawa, was operating in the northwest and officials and residents said it killed 15 people last Friday in ...

An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and ...

ShareThe Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, in support of ongoing counter-terrorism efforts by the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), delivered a crushing blow to ISWAP terrorists, neutralizing more ...

The Nigerian Army has ramped up its operations against the terror group Lukarawa, which is expanding its violent activities ...

The fight occurred on Saturday in the Lake Chad region between Chadian forces and Boko Haram insurgents, an army spokesperson said.

Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, Acting Chief of Army Staff, visited Sokoto for his maiden operational tour of the 8th Division. During the visit, which followed the Defence Headquarters' ...

Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants ...

A decline in U.S. influence in Africa means U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration will have to grapple with ...