Nigeria:   Paris Summit - Nigeria, Neighbours Declare War On Boko Haram

This Day, 17 May 2014

Nigeria and its neighbours on Saturday vowed to work together to combat Boko Haram in what Cameroon President, Paul Biya, described as a declaration of war on the Islamic… Read more »

Nigeria:   Boko Haram - Jonathan in Security Summit

Daily Trust, 17 May 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan is in Paris for a security summit called by French President François Hollande in the wake of the mass kidnapping of more than 200 school girls… Read more »

Nigeria:   Why Nigeria Couldn't Keep Schoolgirls Safe and Why Paris Summit May Offer Hope

IPS, 16 May 2014

Tomorrow Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will meet other heads of state at a security summit in Paris, France to focus on ways of combatting Boko Haram, the Islamic extremist… Read more »

Nigeria:   Paris Summit Discusses Boko Haram Security Threat

VOA, 17 May 2014

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is in Paris where he joins other regional leaders to discuss how to deal with the rebel group Boko Haram, which abducted more than 200… Read more »

Nigeria:   President Jonathan Speech in France At the Regional Summit On Security in Nigetia

Leadership, 18 May 2014

Address by President Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR Read more »

Nigeria:   France Convenes Summit on Boko Haram

DW, 17 May 2014

The Islamist extremist sect Boko Haram is the focus of an anti-terror summit set to get under way in Paris. Nigeria's President Jonathan is on hand with his African neighbors to… Read more »

Nigeria:   Chibok - Boko Haram, Northern Elders and Americans

Vanguard, 18 May 2014

On May 4, 2014, Abubakar Shekau, the leader Boko Haram, proclaimed: "I am going to marry out any woman who is twelve years old, and if she is younger, I will marry her out at the… Read more »

West Africa:   African Leaders Declare 'War' On Al-Qaeda-Linked Boko Haram

RFI, 18 May 2014

African leaders meeting in Paris have pledged to wage war on Boko Haram islamist militants, suspected of having links with other terrorist organizations. The declaration of war… Read more »

Nigeria:   Nigeria, Cameroon Cooperation Boost War Against Boko Haram

This Day, 18 May 2014

After several attempts, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and Cameroonian President Paul Biya finally met Saturday at a regional summit hosted by French President Francois… Read more »

West Africa:   African Leaders 'Declare War' On Boko Haram

DW, 17 May 2014

African nations meeting in Paris have agreed to cooperate in the fight against Boko Haram. Meanwhile, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to find the more than 200 girls… Read more »

Nigeria:   Nigeria Needs International Pressure

DW, 18 May 2014

Five African leaders agreed in Paris to cooperate in the fight against the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. Now it's up to the international community to make sure they keep… Read more »

Nigeria:   Global Strategy Against Boko Haram Adopted

RFI, 17 May 2014

African and Western leaders agreed on Saturday to combine their intelligence information and defence mechanisms in a bid to reduce the security risk posed by Boko Haram. French… Read more »

Nigeria:   Security Fears Force Jonathan to Abort Chibok Visit

This Day, 17 May 2014

The fragile security situation in Borno State might have accounted for the decision of President Goodluck Jonathan to abort yesterday's planned visit to Chibok, Borno State where… Read more »

Nigeria:   Chibok Girls - Shehu of Borno Backs Foreign Intervention

Daily Trust, 16 May 2014

The Shehu of Borno Alhaji Abubakar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi yesterday thanked the federal government for seeking international support in and rescue effort of girls that were… Read more »

Nigeria:   U.S Demands UN Sanctions Against Boko Haram

CAJ News, 16 May 2014

THE United States Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary: Bureau of African Affairs, Robert Jackson, reiterated his country's support for calls to the United Nations Security Council… Read more »