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19 April

A Russian Mil Mi-24 "Hind" attack helicopter flying in the eastern Syrian region of Deir Ezzor

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Takes Delivery of Two More Russian Combat Helicopters

Mali's ruling junta announced the delivery of two more combat helicopters and surveillance radars from Russia.

18 April

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stands guard on a hill overlooking a United Nations tank position near the village of Kibumba I, around 20km from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's restive North Kivu province on July 11, 2012.

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Drunk’ Congo Soldiers Run Amok Killing 15: Officials

Two drunken Congolese soldiers have gunned down a total of 15 people in separate attacks in volatile eastern DR Congo, authorities said.

18 April

AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter fires a Hellfire missile

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria Wins US Green Light for $1B Attack Helicopters

The US State Department has approved the sale of 12 Viper attack helicopters worth almost one billion dollars to Nigeria.

17 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigerian Airstrikes Kill 70 ‘Terrorists’

Nigeria's airforce said that it had killed more than 70 Islamic State-affiliated fighters in the north of the country, at the border with Niger.

13 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Five Soldiers Killed in North Benin Ambush

At least five soldiers were killed in an ambush by gunmen in northern Benin, a senior security source and a parks conservation group involved in the area said.

13 April

A Saharawi man holds up a Polisario Front flag near Moroccan soldiers guarding the wall separating the Polisario controlled Western Sahara from Morocco

Staff Writer With AFP

Algeria Accuses Morocco of Killing 3 on Edge of W. Sahara

Algeria accused Morocco of "targeted killings" of three people, after reports of an attack by the kingdom on the edge of the Western Sahara.

13 April

Joe Saballa

Nigeria to Manufacture Surveillance Drones

Nigerian armored vehicle manufacturer Proforce has signed an agreement with French firm AERACCESS to manufacture surveillance drones in the African nation.

12 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Helicopter Fired ‘Close to’ UK Peacekeepers: London, UN Source

A Malian army helicopter fired several rockets "close to" British members of a UN peacekeeping force in the country, the UK defence ministry and UN said.

12 April