The radical Islamist group Boko Haram has stepped up its suicide bombing attacks in northern Nigeria and Cameroon.
On 31 July, a massive bomb exploded in the market in Maiduguri, N.E. Nigeria – the traditional heartland of Boko Haram violence. At least six died and 11 were injured.
On 25 July, 20 people were killed when a 12year-old girl blew herself up in a crowded bar in Maroua, N. Cameroon. 79 others were injured.
