Africa
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Jun- 2021 -14 June
Police Officer, Two Soldiers Killed in Ivory Coast Blast
Two soldiers and a police officer were killed when their vehicle hit an explosive device in northeast Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, the military said Sunday.
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11 June
Anti-Terror ‘Academy’ Set Up in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast and France inaugurated a counter-terrorism academy designed to ramp up the Sahel region's ability to counter a widespread jihadist threat.
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11 June
Macron Announces Sahel Troop Drawdown, Calls for New Force
President Emmanuel Macron announced a major drawdown of France's military presence in the Sahel where forces have been battling jihadist insurgents for nearly a decade.
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8 June
Two Aid Workers Killed in an Ambush in South Sudan
The UN on Tuesday condemned the murder of two aid workers in South Sudan and called on authorities to bring their killers to justice following a spate of similar attacks.
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8 June
Russia Signs $1.7 Billion in Defense Contracts With 17 African Nations
In 2020 and early this year, Russia signed contracts worth $1.7 billion with 17 Sub-Saharan African countries for the supply of a range of defense equipment.
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8 June
Burkina Faso Bans Motorbikes in Region Hit by Jihadist Attacks
Burkina Faso has banned the use of motorbikes in a jihadist-hit northern region where 160 people were killed in a weekend raid.
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7 June
Death Toll Rises to 88 in Attack in Northwest Nigeria: Police
Police in northwest Nigeria's Kebbi said Sunday the death toll from an attack by a gang of cattle thieves on seven villages Thursday had risen to 88.
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7 June
At Least 160 Killed in Deadliest Burkina Faso Attack Since 2015
Suspected jihadists massacred at least 160 civilians in a village in Burkina Faso's volatile north, the deadliest attack since Islamist violence erupted in the West African country in 2015, local officials said Sunday.
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7 June
Boko Haram Leader ‘Kills Self’ in Fight With ISWAP Jihadists
Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau killed himself in a fight against rival jihadist fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province, according to audio obtained from the group Sunday.
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4 June
Chad Sends More Troops to CAR Border
Chad has sent men and material to reinforce the border with the Central African Republic despite agreeing to jointly investigate a CAR attack that left six Chadian soldiers dead.
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