Tag: Lake Chad Basin

Boko Haram remains a formidable challenge not only to Nigeria but to the wider Lake Chad Basin.

Boko Haram Seizes Nigerian Border Town Kirawa

by Lawrence Ankutse

October 3, 2025

More than 5,000 people have fled northeastern Nigeria into Cameroon after Boko Haram militants stormed the border town of Kirawa in Borno State, residents and community leaders confirmed on Friday. ...

Boko Haram Leader Killed In Niger

by Lawrence Ankutse

August 22, 2025

The Nigerien military has announced the killing of a long-time Boko Haram commander known as Bakoura, claiming responsibility for a precision strike that targeted his hideout on Shilawa Island in ...