Africa
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Aug- 2020 -27 August
DR Congo Militia Kills 24 in Troubled Beni Region
At least 24 civilians were killed over two days by a notorious militia in the Beni region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the army is battling armed groups, a local source said.
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25 August
Gunmen Kidnap Students in Northern Nigeria: Locals
Gunmen have kidnapped seven students along with their female teacher from a secondary school in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, killing a vigilante and vandalizing a church.
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25 August
Virus Lockdowns Limit IS Attacks in Many Nations: UN
Coronavirus lockdowns appear to have reduced the threat of Islamic State group attacks in many countries, but the risk is greater in Iraq and Syria, a UN official said.
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21 August
Libya’s Warring Rivals Announce Ceasefire Welcomed by UN
Libya's warring rival governments announced in separate statements Friday that they would cease all hostilities and organize nationwide elections soon.
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21 August
Rebel Splinter Group Withdraws From Sudan Peace Process
A dissenting wing of an armed Sudanese rebel group dropped out of a peace process protesting the alleged human rights violations of the government's chief negotiator.
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20 August
Egypt Woos Libya Tribes Amid Threat of Intervention
As Egypt flexes its muscle with threats to intervene in Libya's civil war, its President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sought to join forces with some of the neighboring country's powerful tribes.
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19 August
ISWAP Terrorists Take Hundreds Hostage in Nigerian Town: Sources
Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group have taken hundreds of hostages in a town in northeast Nigeria, locals and militia sources said Wednesday.
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18 August
Mutineering Troops Seize Mali’s President and Prime Minister
Rebel troops seized Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse in a dramatic escalation Tuesday of a months-long crisis.
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18 August
Mutiny Fears After Gunfire Heard at Army Base in Mali
Gunfire broke out at a key army base near Mali's capital Bamako on Tuesday, witnesses and a security official said, triggering fears of a mutiny in the crisis-stricken Sahel state.
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17 August
DR Congo Militia Kills 12 in Beni Region
Twelve people have been killed over three days by a notorious militia in the troubled Beni region of eastern DR Congo, where the army is battling armed groups.
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