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29 December

Two French soldiers wait to board a helicopter in east-central Mali.

Staff Writer With AFP

Explosive Device Kills Three French Soldiers in Mali

Three French soldiers were killed in Mali when their armored vehicle struck an explosive device in the Hombori region.

28 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan to Deploy Troops in Darfur After Tribal Clashes

Sudan is to send troop reinforcements to the south of its Darfur region after 15 people were killed in tribal clashes, the official news agency said.

28 December

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 10 Dead in Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria’s Borno State

Boko Haram killed at least 10 people including four security personnel in raids on three villages in northeast Nigeria, local and security sources said Sunday.

24 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Seven Troops, 11 ‘Terrorists’ Killed in Niger Ahead of Vote

Seven troops and 11 suspected jihadists have died in clashes in a troubled western region of Niger ahead of elections this weekend, the defense ministry said.

24 December

An Ethiopian soldier sits at the 5th Battalion of the Northern Command of the Ethiopian Army in Dansha, Ethiopia, on November 25, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Gunmen Kill Dozens in Ethiopia Attack, Says Rights Body

Gunmen killed more than 100 people in an attack on Wednesday in western Ethiopia, the national human rights body said, the latest in a series of deadly assaults in the area.

23 December

UN Minusca peacekeepers in Bangui, Central African Republic

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Says Seized C.African Town Under Peacekeepers’ Control

The Central African Republic's fourth-largest town, which was seized by rebels on Tuesday ahead of elections this weekend, is in the hands of United Nations peacekeepers and national security forces, the UN said.

23 December

A Somali soldier in the Somali capital Mogadishu.

Staff Writer With AFP

Al Shabaab Claims Beheading of Local Chief in Kenya

Al Shabaab abducted and beheaded the chief of a clutch of villages in northeastern Kenya near the border with Somalia, the Islamists and local police sources said Wednesday.

23 December