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8 June

File photo of Al Shabaab fighters Somalia

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Ethiopia Says Foils Al-Shabaab Attack Near Border With Somalia

Ethiopia said on Wednesday it had foiled an attack by jihadist group Al-Shabaab on a town on its border with Somalia.

7 June

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Attacks by Suspected Jihadists in Burkina Faso Kill 21

Twenty-one people, most of them members of the security forces, have been killed in Burkina Faso in attacks by suspected jihadists.

7 June

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Rwanda Unveils Major Military Shakeup

Rwanda's president has embarked on a major shakeup of the country's military with the appointment of a new defense minister, army chief, and head of internal security.

6 June

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Nigerian Troops Killed in Jihadist Ambush on Convoy

Several Nigerian soldiers died in an attack on a military convoy in the Lake Chad region by jihadist fighters aligned with Islamic State, security forces said.

6 June

Planners for exercise African Lion 21 survey a small arms weapons range during a visit to Morocco, January 20, 2021

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Israeli Soldiers to Join Moroccan War Games for First Time

Israeli soldiers will for the first time take part in military exercises in Morocco when the biggest war games event in Africa kicks off Tuesday, the Israeli army said.

5 June

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Uganda Says 54 Peacekeepers Killed in Somalia Attack

Some 54 Ugandan peacekeepers died when militants besieged an African Union base in Somalia last week, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said.

3 June

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At Least Nine Dead in DR Congo Rebel Attack

Suspected Islamic State group-affiliated ADF rebels have killed at least nine villagers in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

3 June

An aerial view shows black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan

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Fighting Worsens in Sudan Despite US Sanctions

Shelling rocked greater Khartoum as fighting between Sudan's warring generals intensified, despite US sanctions.

2 June

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Burkina Faso Says 50 Jihadists Killed in Attack on Convoy

Two civilians and at least 50 "terrorists" were killed in jihadist-hit northern Burkina Faso when a food convoy being escorted by troops was ambushed, the armed forces said.

1 June