February 16 - Suspected Islamist militants kill 90 people in a
Nigerian village raid near the border with Cameroon.[1]
April
April 5 - Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been kidnapped by gunmen in Cameroon.[2]
May
May 17 - Nigeria,
Niger, Cameroon,
Benin, and
Chad join together to combat Boko Haram.[3][4]
June
June 1 - The two Italian priests and a Canadian nun kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram gunmen have been released.[5]
December
December 28 - The militant organisation
Boko Haram attacks a village in Northern Cameroon, leaving an estimated 30 dead.[6]
December 29 - Cameroon launches its first airstrikes against Boko Haram in a successful operation to reclaim several villages and a military base briefly seized by the militant group in the Far North Region.[7]