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Chad blames Boko Haram for twin bombings that killed at least 27 people and injured more than 100 in the capital N'Djamena on Monday. It was the first attack of its kind in the country. Nathan Frandino reports.
Niger says around 75 Boko Haram combatants have been killed in the southeast and in neighbouring Nigeria by a regional anti-jihadist force. IMAGES
Nigeria's vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, says "no exchange of any kind" took place with Boko Haram to secure the release of 21 Nigerian school girls. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Amateur video purports to show Boko Haram fighters clashing with soldiers in southeast Niger's Bosso town. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The Nigerian army says it has rescued hundreds of girls and women from Boko Haram in Nigeria’s Sambisa Forest during a military operation on Tuesday afternoon.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).