Africa

South Africa to Send 1,495 Troops to Mozambique to Fight Jihadists

South Africa will send 1,495 troops to Mozambique to help the country battle jihadist militants wreaking havoc in the north of the gas-rich nation.

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Boko Haram Cameroon Attack Kills Five Soldiers, Civilian: Govt

Boko Haram Islamists killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian in an attack in the far north of the country.

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7 Soldiers, 15 Islamist Rebels Killed in DR Congo Clashes

Seven soldiers and 15 members of a notorious armed Islamist group have died in three days of clashes in northeastern DR Congo.

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Niger Says 14 Killed in Attack Near Mali Border

Armed men on motorbikes killed 14 civilians in an attack on a village in western Niger, near the restive border with Mali.

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Mozambique Welcomes Foreign Soldiers to Fight Insurgency

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi expressed his gratitude to African countries sending troops to help fight insurgents in the north of the country.

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Nigerian Bandits Release 28 Kidnapped Students

Gunmen who seized 121 students at a high school in northwestern Nigeria in early July have released 28 of them.

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Nigeria Receives Six Warplanes From US to Fight Insurgency

Nigeria has received six of 12 turboprop light attack aircraft from the United States to help fight mounting insecurity.

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16 Civilians Killed in Suspected Militia Attack in DR Congo

Suspected members of an Islamist militia killed 16 people as they were returning from a weekly market in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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US Launches Air Strike Targeting Al Shabaab in Somalia

The US military conducted an air strike against Al-Qaeda affiliated Al Shabaab jihadists on Tuesday, the first since President Joe Biden took office.

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13 Policemen Killed in Northwest Nigeria

Thirteen policemen were killed in an ambush by cattle thieves in northwest Nigeria's Zamfara state.

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