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Africa
Portugal paratroopers counter armed groups around Bambari, Central African Republic
Portuguese paratroopers were involved in clashes around the Central African Republic town of Bambari between January 17 and 19
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Europe
Police investigate ‘suspected car bomb’ in Derry, Northern Ireland
Police are investigating a suspected car bomb explosion near a courthouse in the the city of Derry in the northwest of Northern Ireland
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Africa
UN to set up temporary base after FPRC withdraws from Bakouma, Central African Republic
The UN mission in Central African Republic is to establish a temporary operation base in Bakouma after rebels withdrew two weeks after taking control of the town
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Africa
France conducts air operations in Mali and Central African Republic
France has recently conducted air operations in Central African Republic and in the Sahel region, the Armed Forces Ministry said
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Middle East
France to continue military operation in Syria and Iraq in 2019, Macron says
France will remain "militarily engaged" in the Middle East through 2019 despite the U.S. 'retreat' from Syria, President Emmanuel Macron said
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Africa
Shekau Boko Haram faction claims attack in Rann, Nigeria
The Boko Haram faction led by Abubakar Shekau claimed in a video that its fighters carried out the January 14 attack on Rann, near the Cameroon border
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Africa
Portugal paratroops in five-hour firefight with UPC militia in Central African Republic
Portuguese peacekeepers battled for five hours to restore order after militants killed two police officers in the Central African Republic town of Bambari
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Europe
French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet disappears in eastern France mountains
A search was underway for a French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter and its two pilots after it disappeared from radar over a mountainous region of eastern France
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Africa
African Union and UN relaunch Central African Republic peace talks
Senior African Union and the United Nations officials arrived in the Central African Republic in a bid to revive a peace process in the troubled country
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Africa
Central African Republic: More than 12,000 displaced to ‘roads and forests’ after Bakouma violence
The majority of the population of Bakouma – more than 12,000 people – have been displaced by FPRC violence in southeastern Central African Republic, the UN said
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