Chad, Cameroon and Niger have launched air and land operations against militants in Nigeria and report that hundreds of militants were killed
In country's northeast, militant group Boko Haram group has distributed leaflets warning people to boycott March 28 nationwide poll
Skepticism abounds as Goodluck Jonathan says Boko Haram insurgency, efforts against it necessitated election push-back to March 28
Federal court considers lawsuits intended to disqualify candidates including Goodluck Jonathan
Citing security agencies, officials point to continued Boko Haram threat as reason why poll cannot be conducted this month
Some analysts say they may be the region's best hope to turn the tide against the militant Islamist group, but others are more cautious
Electoral commission scrambles to help victims of Boko Haram violence cast ballots in February
Authorities say schools will have all the necessary safety measures like thermometers and chlorine for hand washing
Details of the violence still are coming out in places such as Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, where thousands fled
Nigerian lawmaker says militants 'went wild' Wednesday, burning homes and killing an estimated 1,000 people
Royal Dutch Shell agrees to pay more than $53 million to 15,600 people in Bodo, another $30 million goes to community as a whole for two oil spills in 2008
Security remains tight in Gambia a week after gunmen tried to overthrow President Yahya Jammeh; authorities hunting for suspects
Islamist extremists seize multinational base in northeast town of Baga; soldiers, civilians flee
Staff at Dolo Town Health Center wear gloves, screen for Ebola symptoms like fever and send those patients to larger care center nearby
Some reports refer to what happened as a mutiny while others say assault was mounted by ex-Gambian military returned from exile in US and Europe
Government prohibited public gatherings at Christmas; northern district of Port Loko marked holiday by declaring lockdown as health workers went door to door
Kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls in Chibok sparked global outrage, but failed to become turning point against sect that Nigeria’s president said it would be
The year 2014 saw Nigerian militant sect Boko Haram intensify its five-year insurgency and target civilians in large numbers as it seized territory in the northeast. The kidnapping of nearly 300 schoolgirls in Chibok in April sparked global outrage, but failed to become the turning point against the sect that Nigeria’s president said it would be. The picture at year's end is one of devastation and uncertainty. VOA’s Anne Look reports.
Militants suspected in latest mass kidnapping of over 100 people in Gumsuri, Nigeria on Sunday
Next month, tests of three possible treatments to begin in Guinea, Liberia; human trial results expected soon in Mali
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