Nigeria

Boko Haram has been carrying out attacks in northeastern Nigeria and neighbouring countries since 2009.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 25, 2016

Nigeria-based Boko Haram renowned for forcing civilians to carry out suicide-bombing missions.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 24, 2016

Nigerian army reacts to Amnesty's claims of violence against supporters of independence of Biafran territories.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 24, 2016

Nigerian officials have said that the human rights body is trying to tarnish the security forces' reputation.

Divya Kishore Nov 24, 2016

As protests continue in Anglophone Cameroon, IBTimes UK looks at the history of Southern Cameroons.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 23, 2016

IBTimes UK looks at causes behind ongoing independence calls that seek restoration of 'Southern Cameroons'.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 22, 2016

King Emere Godwin Bebe Okpabi tells High Court 'my people are dying from contaminated water'.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 22, 2016

Isis seized Qandala town in October – marking the first time the group captured territories in East Africa.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 21, 2016

Raids in Italy saw the arrest of up to 20 alleged members of the Black Axe gang, according to reports.

Jen Offord Nov 19, 2016

Offensive has scored some successes, but intelligence warns insurgents fleeing to Taraba state.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 18, 2016

Nigerian army and police are foiling most of the attacks planned by Boko Haram militant group.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 18, 2016

Nigerians call for end to jungle justice as video of alleged food thief being lynched emerges.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 17, 2016

Oil bunkering is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta, where the government is trying to stop further violence.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 14, 2016

At least 36 people killed when armed bandits attacked mining site in Bindin, Maru Local Government Area.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 09, 2016

IBTimes UK talks to Oxfam on humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad as millions have been displaced by Boko Haram.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 08, 2016

At least 2.6m people have been displaced in the Lake Chad region by Boko Haram insurgents.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 08, 2016

Social media users trigger sarcastic discussion on presidential election if the US was an African country.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 08, 2016

Rights group claimed officials abused 43 women and girls in seven internally displaced camps in Maiduguri.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 07, 2016

This year, South Africa, Gambia and Burundi announced their withdrawal from the ICC claiming it was biased.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 04, 2016

Cameroon part of regional force against Nigeria-based Boko Haram, which also attacks neighbouring countries.

Ludovica Iaccino Nov 03, 2016

Women told HRW they were drugged and raped or coereced into sex through false marriage promises.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 31, 2016

Eyewitnesses told local media the blasts took place near a camp for displaced people in Maiduguri.

Ananya Roy Oct 29, 2016

Announcement came as oil facility attacks blamed on Niger Delta Avengers resumed in October.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 28, 2016

The 1967 declaration of Republic of Biafra sparked a civil war in Nigeria that caused millions of deaths.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 27, 2016

EFCC froze some of Jonathan's accounts as part of an investigation on alleged money-laundering charges.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 27, 2016

In 2015, a faction of Somalia-based al-Shabaab terrorists pledged alliance to the Islamic State terror group

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 27, 2016

NDA says it fights to end disenfranchisement of Delta's poor communities and get greater oil revenue shares.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 26, 2016

Soldiers went missing during heavy fighting in Gashigar village, on the border with Niger, on 17 October.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 24, 2016

Women are not a commodity to be won and lost in war.

Toyin Saraki Oct 21, 2016

IBTimes UK interviews Nigerian journalist on how female genital mutilation impacted on her life.

Ludovica Iaccino Oct 21, 2016