Africa
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May- 2023 -17 May
At Least 30 People Killed in Clashes in Central Nigeria
More than 30 people have been killed in clashes between herders and farmers in central Nigeria's Plateau State, a local official said.
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16 May
Four Killed in Attack on US Convoy in SE Nigeria
Gunmen attacked a US convoy in southeast Nigeria's Anambra State, police and a US official said, killing four people and abducting three others.
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15 May
South African Military Delegation Visiting Moscow
The commander of South Africa's ground forces is in Moscow for talks days after Washington accused Pretoria of secretly providing arms to Russia.
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14 May
33 Civilians Killed in Burkina Faso ‘Terrorist’ Attack
At least 33 people were killed when gunmen opened fire on vegetable farmers in a jihadist-hit region of Burkina Faso.
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12 May
Army, ‘Foreign’ Fighters Killed 500 in Mali in March 2022: UN Report
The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-jihadist operation in Mali in March 2022.
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12 May
Sudan Warring Sides Make Humanitarian Promise but No Truce
Sudan's warring military factions signed a commitment to respect humanitarian principles in their spiralling conflict but they did not reach a ceasefire.
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11 May
US Accuses South Africa of Having Supplied Weapons to Russia
The US envoy to South Africa accused the country of having covertly provided arms to Russia, a charge that drew an angry rebuke from Pretoria.
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11 May
17 Dead in Attack on Chadian Village
An attack on a village by armed men in southern Chad, near the border with the Central African Republic, left 17 people dead, prosecutors announced.
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11 May
Six Troops Killed in Rare West Mali Attack: Local Sources
Six Malian soldiers have been killed and nine wounded after a rare attack in the country's west, police and local sources said.
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10 May
Niger Says It Has Picked Up 1,400 Boko Haram Followers
Nearly 1,400 followers of Nigeria's notorious Boko Haram jihadist group have been intercepted fleeing into Niger.
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