Africa
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Dec- 2020 -18 December
344 Nigerian Schoolboys Released After Mass Kidnapping
More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys were released after being abducted by Boko Haram, officials said, although it was unclear if any more remained with their captors.
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17 December
Boko Haram Releases Video Claiming to Show Kidnapped Students
Boko Haram released a video on Thursday claiming to show schoolboys seized in a mass kidnapping in northwest Nigeria last week.
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17 December
Mozambique Knew of Jihadists Five Years Before Attacks: President
Mozambique's government was aware of Islamic radicalization in Cabo Delgado five years before jihadists launched a bloody insurgency there.
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17 December
Bomb Kills Malian Soldier and Wounds Five
A Mali soldier was killed and five others were wounded when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on a highway in the troubled west African country.
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16 December
Nigerian Kidnappings a Sign of Boko Haram Expansion, Say Experts
Nigeria's dreaded Boko Haram has sounded a grim warning in claiming responsibility for a mass kidnapping in the country's northwest, analysts say.
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15 December
Boko Haram Claims Kidnapping of Hundreds of Nigerian Students
Jihadist group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the abduction of hundreds of school students in northwest Nigeria.
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14 December
At Least 27 Killed in Niger in Boko Haram Attack
Jihadists from the Boko Haram group killed at least 27 people in an attack of "unprecedented savagery" in southeast Niger, local officials said on Sunday.
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11 December
Aid Agencies Say Four Staff Killed in Ethiopia Fighting
Two international aid agencies on Friday said four staff members were killed during last month's fighting in Ethiopia's troubled northern Tigray region.
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11 December
US Strikes Shabaab in Somalia After Withdrawal Announcement
The United States on Thursday carried out two air strikes in Somalia against what it said were explosives experts for Al Shabaab.
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9 December
Russia Signs Deal to Open Naval Base in Sudan
Russia has signed an agreement with Sudan to build a naval base on the country's Red Sea coast, in Moscow's latest push into Africa as it seeks to renew its geopolitical clout.
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