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| Mar. 31 |
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Mali jihadist faces war crimes charges at International Criminal Court. Hague
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| Nov.21 |
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Nigeria suicide bombing kills at least 50 in mosque |
| Oct.27 |
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Ghana investigation after child rape 'pardon' |
| Aug.15 |
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Nigeria violence: Female suicide bombers kill 27 |
| Jun.18 |
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Mali attack: Two dead as gunmen storm tourist resort
| May.6 |
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83 Chibok girls have been released
Map of Banki Borno Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Eighty-three schoolgirls kidnapped three years ago by Boko Haram extremists in northern Nigeria have been released into military custody | |
| Jan.22 |
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Gambia 'missing millions' after Jammeh flies into exile |
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| Dec.24 |
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Freed Chibok girls reunited with their families for Christmas |
| Aug.14 |
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Chibok girls: Boko Haram video shows captives |
| May.30 |
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Hissene Habre: Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity |
| May.18 |
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Chibok girls: Kidnapped schoolgirl found in Nigeria
Map of Sambisa Forest Nigeria One of the missing Chibok schoolgirls has been found in Nigeria, activists say, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago
| May.13 |
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Boko Haram links to IS alarm UN Security Council |
| Apr.13 |
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Chibok girls 'shown alive' in Boko Haram video
Nigeria: A video released by the Nigerian Islamist group appears to prove that some of the schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago from the town are still...
| Mar.13 |
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Ivory Coast: Shooting at Grand Bassam beach resort
Map of Grand Bassam Ivory Coast Gunmen have attacked a hotel at the beach resort of Grand Bassam and fired on guests, with casualties reported
| Jan.16 |
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Foreigners killed at Burkina Faso luxury hotel
26 people were killed and a further 56 injured after Islamist militants attacked a hotel in the capital, Ouagadougou, popular with foreigner...
| Jan.15 |
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Hostages freed from Ouagadougou hotel |
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| Dec.28 |
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Nigeria suicide bombers attack Maiduguri and Madagali |
| Nov.27 |
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Suicide attack hits Nigeria Shia march |
| Nov.20 |
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Mali hotel hostage stand-off over, 20 died
Map of Radisson Blue Hotel Bamako Mali An attack by suspected Islamist militants who took 170 people hostage at Radisson Blue Hotel in the Malian capital is over
| Oct.23 |
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Nigeria bombs leave at least 42 dead in Maiduguri and Yola |
| Aug.2 |
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Boko Haram crisis: Army rescues 178 people |
| Jul.25 |
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Fresh attack in north Cameroon town of Maroua 'kills 19' |
| May.3 |
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Boko Haram freed women tell of captivity horror |
| May.1 |
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Nigerian army frees another 234 women and children |
| Apr.13 |
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Chibok girls remembered one year on |
| Mar.12 |
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IS 'accepts' Boko Haram's allegiance |
| Mar.7 |
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Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State
Nigeria: Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS), according to an audio statement
| Mar.6 |
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Mali nightclub attack kills five |
| Jan.17 |
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Charlie Hebdo: Niger protesters set churches on fire
| Jan.12 |
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Boko Haram's 'deadliest massacre' reportedly kills 2,000
Map of Baga Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Local officials reported death tolls ranging from hundreds to as many as 2,000 people. The gunmen unloaded motorcycles and followed in pursuit
The attackers sped into a town with grenade launchers -- their gunfire and explosions shattering the early morning calm
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| Dec.18 |
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'200 villagers' kidnapped in Nigeria. Northern Nigeria
| Nov.28 |
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Nigeria leader condemns mosque raid |
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'Dozens die' in Nigeria mosque attack
Northern Nigeria: Dozens have been killed in a gun and bomb attack during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian city of Kano, reports s...
| Nov.25 |
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Two female bombers kill at least 30 in Nigeria market |
| Nov.10 |
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Boko Haram suspected in suicide bomb at school, 48 dead. Northern Nigeria
| Oct.17 |
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Boko Haram reach ceasefire deal, kidnapped girls to go free. Nigeria
| Aug.16 |
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Chadian troops rescue 85 Nigerian hostages from Boko Haram |
| Aug.15 |
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Boko Haram suspected of abducting more than 50 villagers. Northern Nigeria
| Jun.25 |
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Blast kills 21 at plaza in Nigerian capital. Northern Nigeria
| Jun.1 |
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Northern Nigeria bomb blast 'kills football spectators' |
| May.26 |
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Nigeria army 'knows where girls are'
| May.20 |
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemns bombings |
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Nigeria bombings toll 'passes 100'
The bodies of at least 118 people have now been recovered from the sites of twin bombings in the central Nigerian city of Jos
| May.17 |
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Leaders declare 'war' on Boko Haram. Paris
| May.13 |
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Nigeria government 'ready' for Boko Haram talks |
| May.12 |
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US planes search for Nigerian girls
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Nigeria rejects captive girls 'swap' |
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Nigeria kidnapped girls 'shown in Boko Haram video'
Northern Nigeria: Islamist militants Boko Haram have released a video apparently showing about 130 girls kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria on April ...
| May.10 |
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Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable'. Washington
| May.9 |
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American officials in Nigeria to help find kidnapped girls |
| May.7 |
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150 reported killed in 'Boko Haram attack' |
| May.6 |
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US experts join hunt for abducted Nigerian schoolgirls |
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Eight more Nigeria girls abducted. Northern Nigeria
| May.5 |
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'I will sell them,' Boko Haram leader says of kidnapped girls
Nigeria: Fears for the fate of more than 200 girls turned even more nightmarish when the leader of the Islamist group announced plans to sell them
| May.1 |
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Abuja blast: Car bomb attack rocks Nigerian capital |
| Apr.15 |
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'Mass abduction' at Nigeria school
Map of Chibok Borno Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Around 100 girls are thought to have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, officials say | |
| Mar.5 |
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Niger 'extradites' Gadhafi's son |
| Mar.2 |
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51 killed in car bombs in Nigeria |
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| Nov.2 |
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French say 2 journalists killed in north Mali
| Oct.29 |
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French hostages freed in Niger |
| Oct.14 |
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Hundreds dead in Nigeria detention, Amnesty says |
| Sep.29 |
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Islamists kill dozens of students in attack on Nigerian college. Northern Nigeria
| Sep.26 |
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Charles Taylor: conviction, sentence upheld |
| Aug.31 |
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Suspected sect members in Nigeria kill at least 24 |
| Aug.12 |
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Gunmen kill 44 at Nigeria mosque |
| May.24 |
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MI5 'approached London attack suspect' |
| May.23 |
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Suicide bombers kill 26 in Niger car bomb attacks |
| Mar.10 |
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Nigeria hostages are feared dead |
| Mar.2 |
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Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar 'killed in Mali'
| Mar.1 |
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Top al-Qaeda leader 'killed in Mali' |
| Feb.17 |
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Foreign workers abducted in Nigeria. Northern Nigeria
| Jan.17 |
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Americans held hostage in Algeria |
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| Dec.10 |
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Mali PM Cheik Mobido Diarra arrested by army |
| Nov.25 |
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Bombs hit Nigeria barracks church |
| Oct.28 |
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Suicide attack at Nigeria church |
| Oct.11 |
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Ashanti crown jewels stolen in hotel |
| Oct.2 |
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Nigeria probes student killings. Northern Nigeria
| Sep.5 |
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Ex-Gadhafi spy chief extradited to Libya. Mauritania
| Jun.17 |
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Explosions hit Nigerian churches |
| Jun.10 |
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8 killed in Nigerian church blast, clashes |
| Apr.29 |
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Deadly attack at Nigerian college |
| Apr.26 |
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Charles Taylor aided S Leone war crimes 
Netherlands: International judges have found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war. Taylor, 64, was accused of backing rebels who killed tens o... | |
| Mar.8 |
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Briton, Italian killed amid rescue
Northern Nigeria: The suspected killers of Italian and British hostages who had been held in Nigeria have been arrested, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan...
| Jan.24 |
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Nigerians arrest Islamist militant suspects |
| Jan.21 |
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Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city
Map of Kano Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Nigeria imposed a 24-hour curfew in the northern city of Kano after assailants killed scores of people and wounded others. A hail of gunfire and coordinated ... | |
| Jan.6 |
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Nigeria hit by string of attacks
Map of Adamawa Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Nigeria has been hit by a fresh wave of violence apparently targeting the country's Christian communities. At least 17 people were killed in Mubi
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| Dec.31 |
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Nigeria attacks prompt emergency |
| Dec.25 |
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Churches bombed on Christmas Day
Northern Nigeria: Bomb blasts struck at least three churches in Nigeria on Sunday as worshippers were attending Christmas Day services
| Nov.5 |
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Nigeria Islamist raid 'kills 63'. Northern Nigeria
| Oct.11 |
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Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins |
| Aug.26 |
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Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital
At least 18 people were killed. 8 people had been injured. Extra security had been ordered in the area around the capital
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| Dec.31 |
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11 killed in Nigeria bomb blast |
| Dec.23 |
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Post-election violence claimed 173 lives Ivory Coast: International pressure mounts for Laurent Gbagbo to quit the presidency. The US is exploring ways to strengthen the UN presence
| Aug.9 |
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Taylor 'gave diamonds to model' |
| Aug.5 |
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Model tells court of 'dirty stones' gift. UN Tribunal
| Mar.8 |
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Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds
The death toll violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian...
| Mar.7 |
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Attack on town kills more than 100 |
| Jan.23 |
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150 reported killed in violence |
| Jan.8 |
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Togo football team bus attacked
Map of Cabinda Angola
Angola: A bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in Angola came under fire, and Togo is weighing whether to pull out of Cup of Nations
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| Dec.26 |
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Father alerted US about plane bomber |
| Dec.3 |
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Guinea leader survives attack
| Sep.29 |
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Massacre toll put at 157. Guinea
| Jul.14 |
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Taylor refutes 'malicious' accusations |
| Mar.2 |
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President shot dead
Guinea-Bissau: Renegade soldiers have shot dead Joao Bernardo Vieira as a revenge, after the army chief of staff died in an explosion a few hours earlier
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| Jan.7 |
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Taylor war crimes trial resumes. UN Tribunal
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| Dec.25 |
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Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link' |
| Jul.5 |
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Three-year-old seized. Nigeria Delta
| Jun.29 |
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Rocket fired at PM plane |
| Jun.20 |
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First S Leone war crimes verdicts |
| Jun.4 |
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Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial |
| Feb.8 |
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Militants hold more hostages |
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| Nov.22 |
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Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue |
| Jun.20 |
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Taylor on way to Hague for trial. UN Tribunal
| Apr.3 |
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Taylor appears in war crimes case |
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| Aug.2 |
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U.N. finds mass graves |
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| Aug.18 |
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14 European hostages released. Mali
| Jun.4 |
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Arrest warrant for President Taylor |
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| Oct.14 |
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Riots engulf city |
| Sep.11 |
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Religious fighting killed 165 |
| Apr.12 |
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Ship with 250 child slaves |
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2017 |
| Jan.22 |
Gambia 'missing millions' after Jammeh flies into exile |
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2015 |
| Jan.17 |
Charlie Hebdo: Niger protesters set churches on fire
2001 |
| Sep.11 |
Religious fighting killed 165 |
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2017 |
| Nov.21 |
Nigeria suicide bombing kills at least 50 in mosque |
| Aug.15 |
Nigeria violence: Female suicide bombers kill 27 |
2015 |
| Dec.28 |
Nigeria suicide bombers attack Maiduguri and Madagali |
| Nov.27 |
Suicide attack hits Nigeria Shia march |
| Oct.23 |
Nigeria bombs leave at least 42 dead in Maiduguri and Yola |
| Jul.25 |
Fresh attack in north Cameroon town of Maroua 'kills 19' |
2014 |
| Nov.28 |
'Dozens die' in Nigeria mosque attack
Northern Nigeria: Dozens have been killed in a gun and bomb attack during Friday prayers at one of the biggest mosques in the Nigerian city of Kano, reports s...
| Nov.25 |
Two female bombers kill at least 30 in Nigeria market |
| Nov.10 |
Boko Haram suspected in suicide bomb at school, 48 dead. Northern Nigeria
| Jun.25 |
Blast kills 21 at plaza in Nigerian capital. Northern Nigeria
| Jun.1 |
Northern Nigeria bomb blast 'kills football spectators' |
| May.20 |
Nigeria bombings toll 'passes 100'
The bodies of at least 118 people have now been recovered from the sites of twin bombings in the central Nigerian city of Jos
| May.1 |
Abuja blast: Car bomb attack rocks Nigerian capital |
| Mar.2 |
51 killed in car bombs in Nigeria |
2013 |
| May.23 |
Suicide bombers kill 26 in Niger car bomb attacks |
2012 |
| Nov.25 |
Bombs hit Nigeria barracks church |
| Oct.28 |
Suicide attack at Nigeria church |
| Jun.17 |
Explosions hit Nigerian churches |
| Jun.10 |
8 killed in Nigerian church blast, clashes |
| Apr.29 |
Deadly attack at Nigerian college |
2011 |
| Dec.25 |
Churches bombed on Christmas Day
Northern Nigeria: Bomb blasts struck at least three churches in Nigeria on Sunday as worshippers were attending Christmas Day services
| Nov.5 |
Nigeria Islamist raid 'kills 63'. Northern Nigeria
| Aug.26 |
Blast rocks UN building in Nigerian capital
At least 18 people were killed. 8 people had been injured. Extra security had been ordered in the area around the capital
2010 |
| Dec.31 |
11 killed in Nigeria bomb blast |
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2018 |
| Mar. 31 |
Mali jihadist faces war crimes charges at International Criminal Court. Hague
2016 |
| May.30 |
Hissene Habre: Chad's ex-ruler convicted of crimes against humanity |
2014 |
| Mar.5 |
Niger 'extradites' Gadhafi's son |
2013 |
| Sep.26 |
Charles Taylor: conviction, sentence upheld |
2012 |
| Sep.5 |
Ex-Gadhafi spy chief extradited to Libya. Mauritania
| Apr.26 |
Charles Taylor aided S Leone war crimes 
Netherlands: International judges have found former Liberian leader Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war. Taylor, 64, was accused of backing rebels who killed tens o... | |
2011 |
| Oct.11 |
Detroit 'underwear bomber' trial begins |
2010 |
| Aug.9 |
Taylor 'gave diamonds to model' |
| Aug.5 |
Model tells court of 'dirty stones' gift. UN Tribunal
2009 |
| Jul.14 |
Taylor refutes 'malicious' accusations |
2008 |
| Jan.7 |
Taylor war crimes trial resumes. UN Tribunal
2007 |
| Jun.20 |
First S Leone war crimes verdicts |
| Jun.4 |
Taylor boycotts 'charade' trial |
2006 |
| Jun.20 |
Taylor on way to Hague for trial. UN Tribunal
| Apr.3 |
Taylor appears in war crimes case |
2003 |
| Jun.4 |
Arrest warrant for President Taylor |
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2015 |
| Jan.12 |
Boko Haram's 'deadliest massacre' reportedly kills 2,000
Map of Baga Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Local officials reported death tolls ranging from hundreds to as many as 2,000 people. The gunmen unloaded motorcycles and followed in pursuit
The attackers sped into a town with grenade launchers -- their gunfire and explosions shattering the early morning calm
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2014 |
| May.7 |
150 reported killed in 'Boko Haram attack' |
2013 |
| Nov.2 |
French say 2 journalists killed in north Mali
| Aug.31 |
Suspected sect members in Nigeria kill at least 24 |
| Aug.12 |
Gunmen kill 44 at Nigeria mosque |
| Mar.10 |
Nigeria hostages are feared dead |
2012 |
| Oct.2 |
Nigeria probes student killings. Northern Nigeria
2010 |
| Mar.8 |
Attack on Nigerian town kills hundreds
The death toll violence in central Nigeria climbed to more than 200 after members of a machete-wielding Muslim group attacked a mostly Christian...
| Mar.7 |
Attack on town kills more than 100 |
2009 |
| Sep.29 |
Massacre toll put at 157. Guinea
2004 |
| Aug.2 |
U.N. finds mass graves |
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2017 |
| May.6 |
83 Chibok girls have been released
Map of Banki Borno Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Eighty-three schoolgirls kidnapped three years ago by Boko Haram extremists in northern Nigeria have been released into military custody | |
2016 |
| Dec.24 |
Freed Chibok girls reunited with their families for Christmas |
| Aug.14 |
Chibok girls: Boko Haram video shows captives |
| May.18 |
Chibok girls: Kidnapped schoolgirl found in Nigeria
Map of Sambisa Forest Nigeria One of the missing Chibok schoolgirls has been found in Nigeria, activists say, the first to be rescued since their capture two years ago
| Apr.13 |
Chibok girls 'shown alive' in Boko Haram video
Nigeria: A video released by the Nigerian Islamist group appears to prove that some of the schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago from the town are still...
| Jan.15 |
Hostages freed from Ouagadougou hotel |
2015 |
| Aug.2 |
Boko Haram crisis: Army rescues 178 people |
| May.1 |
Nigerian army frees another 234 women and children |
| Apr.13 |
Chibok girls remembered one year on |
2014 |
| Dec.18 |
'200 villagers' kidnapped in Nigeria. Northern Nigeria
| Oct.17 |
Boko Haram reach ceasefire deal, kidnapped girls to go free. Nigeria
| Aug.16 |
Chadian troops rescue 85 Nigerian hostages from Boko Haram |
| Aug.15 |
Boko Haram suspected of abducting more than 50 villagers. Northern Nigeria
| May.26 |
Nigeria army 'knows where girls are'
| May.13 |
Nigeria government 'ready' for Boko Haram talks |
| May.12 |
US planes search for Nigerian girls
| May.12 |
Nigeria rejects captive girls 'swap' |
| May.12 |
Nigeria kidnapped girls 'shown in Boko Haram video'
Northern Nigeria: Islamist militants Boko Haram have released a video apparently showing about 130 girls kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria on April ...
| May.10 |
Michelle Obama: Nigeria kidnappings 'unconscionable'. Washington
| May.6 |
US experts join hunt for abducted Nigerian schoolgirls |
| May.6 |
Eight more Nigeria girls abducted. Northern Nigeria
| May.5 |
'I will sell them,' Boko Haram leader says of kidnapped girls
Nigeria: Fears for the fate of more than 200 girls turned even more nightmarish when the leader of the Islamist group announced plans to sell them
| Apr.15 |
'Mass abduction' at Nigeria school
Map of Chibok Borno Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Around 100 girls are thought to have been abducted in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, officials say | |
2013 |
| Oct.29 |
French hostages freed in Niger |
| Feb.17 |
Foreign workers abducted in Nigeria. Northern Nigeria
| Jan.17 |
Americans held hostage in Algeria |
2012 |
| Mar.8 |
Briton, Italian killed amid rescue
Northern Nigeria: The suspected killers of Italian and British hostages who had been held in Nigeria have been arrested, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan...
2007 |
| Jul.5 |
Three-year-old seized. Nigeria Delta
| Feb.8 |
Militants hold more hostages |
2003 |
| Aug.18 |
14 European hostages released. Mali
2001 |
| Apr.12 |
Ship with 250 child slaves |
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2001 |
| Oct.14 |
Riots engulf city |
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2012 |
| Oct.11 |
Ashanti crown jewels stolen in hotel |
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2014 |
| May.9 |
American officials in Nigeria to help find kidnapped girls |
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2010 |
| Jan.23 |
150 reported killed in violence |
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2012 |
| Dec.10 |
Mali PM Cheik Mobido Diarra arrested by army |
| Jan.24 |
Nigerians arrest Islamist militant suspects |
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2009 |
| Dec.3 |
Guinea leader survives attack
| Mar.2 |
President shot dead
Guinea-Bissau: Renegade soldiers have shot dead Joao Bernardo Vieira as a revenge, after the army chief of staff died in an explosion a few hours earlier
2007 |
| Jun.29 |
Rocket fired at PM plane |
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2015 |
| Mar.6 |
Mali nightclub attack kills five |
2012 |
| Jan.6 |
Nigeria hit by string of attacks
Map of Adamawa Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Nigeria has been hit by a fresh wave of violence apparently targeting the country's Christian communities. At least 17 people were killed in Mubi
2010 |
| Jan.8 |
Togo football team bus attacked
Map of Cabinda Angola
Angola: A bus carrying Togo's national soccer team to a tournament in Angola came under fire, and Togo is weighing whether to pull out of Cup of Nations
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2013 |
| Oct.14 |
Hundreds dead in Nigeria detention, Amnesty says |
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2017 |
| Jun.18 |
Mali attack: Two dead as gunmen storm tourist resort
2016 |
| May.13 |
Boko Haram links to IS alarm UN Security Council |
| Mar.13 |
Ivory Coast: Shooting at Grand Bassam beach resort
Map of Grand Bassam Ivory Coast Gunmen have attacked a hotel at the beach resort of Grand Bassam and fired on guests, with casualties reported
| Jan.16 |
Foreigners killed at Burkina Faso luxury hotel
26 people were killed and a further 56 injured after Islamist militants attacked a hotel in the capital, Ouagadougou, popular with foreigner...
2015 |
| Nov.20 |
Mali hotel hostage stand-off over, 20 died
Map of Radisson Blue Hotel Bamako Mali An attack by suspected Islamist militants who took 170 people hostage at Radisson Blue Hotel in the Malian capital is over
| May.3 |
Boko Haram freed women tell of captivity horror |
| Mar.12 |
IS 'accepts' Boko Haram's allegiance |
| Mar.7 |
Boko Haram pledge to Islamic State
Nigeria: Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS), according to an audio statement
2014 |
| Nov.28 |
Nigeria leader condemns mosque raid |
| May.20 |
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan condemns bombings |
| May.17 |
Leaders declare 'war' on Boko Haram. Paris
2013 |
| Sep.29 |
Islamists kill dozens of students in attack on Nigerian college. Northern Nigeria
| May.24 |
MI5 'approached London attack suspect' |
| Mar.2 |
Islamist militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar 'killed in Mali'
| Mar.1 |
Top al-Qaeda leader 'killed in Mali' |
2012 |
| Jan.21 |
Official: Bombings kill 156 in Nigerian city
Map of Kano Nigeria Northern Nigeria: Nigeria imposed a 24-hour curfew in the northern city of Kano after assailants killed scores of people and wounded others. A hail of gunfire and coordinated ... | |
2011 |
| Dec.31 |
Nigeria attacks prompt emergency |
2009 |
| Dec.26 |
Father alerted US about plane bomber |
2007 |
| Dec.25 |
Prosecutors probe 'al-Qaeda link' |
2006 |
| Nov.22 |
Kidnapped British oil worker dies in rescue |
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2017 |
| Oct.27 |
Ghana investigation after child rape 'pardon' |