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Eight people are killed when Boko Haram gunmen attack the towns of Mora and Zigage, Far North, Cameroon.
2023-05-30

Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 50 people on an island on Lake Chad, bordering Cameroon and Chad.
2019-12-22

Boko Haram militants attacked the town of Darak in Cameroon’s Far North Region bordering Lake Chad, killing 21 soldiers and 16 civilians. Several Boko Haram attackers were also killed.
2019-06-10

A Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly bombs a refugee camp in Borno State, near the border with Cameroon, killing at least 90 people and injuring more than 100. The pilot reportedly believed he was attacking Boko Haram militants.
2017-01-17

The U.S. is to deploy 300 troops to Cameroon as part of a stepped-up effort to counter Boko Haram in the region.
2015-10-14

Nigeria postpones its general election for six weeks to allow its armed forces to take control of the Boko Haram-controlled parts of the country.
2015-02-7

Boko Haram militants kidnap 80 people and kill three others from villages in north Cameroon.
2015-01-18

At least 13 people are dead and 34 injured after Boko Haram gunmen attack a government college in the northern Nigerian city of Kano.
2014-09-17

Seven French tourists are kidnapped by gunmen near Waza National Park in northern Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria. President of France François Hollande states that the Islamist group Boko Haram may be responsible.
2013-02-19