Africa

Russia Calls for Deeper Military Ties With Libya

Russia on Friday welcomed the prospect of renewed military cooperation with war-shattered Libya.

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Thousands Flee After ISWAP Jihadist Attack in NE Nigeria Kills 8: UN

At least eight people were killed when ISWAP jihadists attacked a northeast Nigerian town, prompting 8,000 to flee across the border into Niger, the UN said on Thursday.

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Eight Volunteers Die in Burkina Attack: Security Source

Eight civilian members of an auxiliary force in Burkina Faso's anti-jihadist campaign died in an ambush on Wednesday in the north and others were still missing, security and local sources said.

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14 Killed As Minibus Hits Landmine in Somalia: Official

Fourteen people died and four others were wounded Wednesday when the minibus they were traveling in ran over a landmine on the outskirts of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, a regional official said.

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Youth Radio Aims to Fight Sahel Jihadism

A radio station aimed at stopping youth radicalization across five countries fighting jihadists in Africa's Sahel region is set for launch in Burkina Faso under a deal signed Monday.

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Has Morocco Carried Out Its First Drone Strike In the Western Sahara?

Morocco's reported use of a drone strike to kill a senior Western Sahara independence fighter would, if confirmed, mark a turning point in the decades-long conflict, experts say.

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Gunmen Kill 11 Nigerian Troops in Central Region: Army

Gunmen killed 10 Nigerian soldiers and an officer in central Benue state, the army said on Friday.

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SADC Vows ‘Proportionate’ Response to Mozambique’s Jihadists

Southern Africa's regional bloc vowed a "proportionate" response to jihadists who last month raided a key town in northern Mozambique in a sharp escalation of a three-year-old insurgency.

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IS-Linked Militants ‘Chased’ From Mozambique Town of Palma: President

Mozambique's president said Islamic State-linked insurgents had been forced out of Palma, a key northern town that the rebels hit in a brazen raid last month.

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Police Station Attacked in Southeast Nigeria a Day After Jailbreak

Gunmen stormed a police station in southeast Nigeria and freed prisoners, a day after the restive region was hit by a prison breakout blamed on separatists, police and local media said.

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