Boko Haram

Pictured is some of the damage caused to the humanitarian hub in Ngala town, Borno State, Nigeria.

Major humanitarian hub in northeast Nigeria burned in attack

Nigerian refugees continue as fishermen, often in partnership with their Chadian counterparts from the host community. © UNHCR/Oualid Khelifi

UNHCR provides a safety net for Nigerians at lakeside camp in Chad

After more than two years of being held hostage by Boko Haram, in northeast Nigeria, one of the Chibok girls recounts the horrific conditions they experienced. Photo: UNICEF Nigeria

Emotional family reunions highlight need for psychosocial care for all girls abducted by Boko Haram

A nutrition screening for children in the Dalori camp for internally displaced people, in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri in Borno State. Photo: UNICEF/ Esiebo

Children starving in parts of Nigeria held by Boko Haram, UN children’s agency warns

Cameroon military on the lookout for Boko Haram militants in the Far North Kolofata community, along the border with Nigeria. Photo: Monde Kingsley Nfor/IRIN

UN chief condemns suicide attack in northern Cameroon, urging support to counter Boko Haram

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Some IDPs in Gubio camp, Maiduguri in northeastern Nigeria have started small businesses in order to try to make a living while displaced from Boko Haram-related violence. Photo: OCHA/Fragkiska Megaloudi

UN allocates $13 million from emergency fund to support people in north-eastern Nigeria

Displaced women and girls face disproportionate protection risks. Dalori camp in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Photo: OCHA/J. Kindra

Women in displacement camps in Nigeria resort to transactional sex for survival

Nigerian refugee Boussam installs a pole to start building a shelter in Sayam Forage camp, in Niger’s Diffa region. Photo: UNHCR/Hélène Caux

Thousands continue to flee Boko Haram attacks on Niger town – UN refugee agency

Africa Boko Haram

Girls use their new school supplies during a class in an informal learning centre in a UNICEF-supported safe space for children in the Dalori camp for internally displaced people, in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri in Borno State. Photo: UNICEF/UNI193

Nigeria: Security Council condemns ‘heinous’ terrorist attack attributed to Boko Haram

Internally displaced Chadian women, who fled Boko Haram threats, living with host families in Baga-Sola. Photo: OCHA/Mayanne Munan

Chad: UN provides emergency funds for tens of thousands displaced by Boko Haram violence

Africa Boko Haram

Une station de bus au Nigéria visée par un attentat à la bombe par Boko Haram. Photo Ikechukwu Ibe/IRIN

Boko Haram violence an 'affront to humanity,' Ban declares, reaffirms UN support to Nigerian Government

Africa Boko Haram

Girls in northern Nigeria prepare a meal. The crisis caused by the Boko Haram insurgency threatens to undermine development throughout the region. Photo: UNFPA Nigeria/Ololade Daniel

Fallout from Boko Haram violence fastest growing crisis in Africa, warns UN relief official

Africa Boko Haram