Africa
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Mar- 2022 -9 March
UN Chief Recommends AU Maintain Somalia Troop Levels Until 2023
UN Secretary-General recommended that the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia maintain its staffing level through the end of the year.
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8 March
More Than 300 Civilians Killed in Three Months of Ethiopia Airstrikes: UN
Airstrikes have killed at least 304 civilians since late November in Ethiopia's war-torn north.
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7 March
French Army Says Senior AQIM Leader Djouadi Killed in Mali
France's army said that its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed Yahia Djouadi, a "senior leader" of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb responsible for finance and logistics.
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1 March
UN Says 440 Civilians Killed in South Sudan Clashes
At least 440 civilians died in brutal fighting between rival factions in southwestern South Sudan over just a few months last year.
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Feb- 2022 -28 February
Nigeria Jihadists Kill 27 People in Four Attacks
Jihadists in northeast Nigeria have killed 27 people in four separate attacks.
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25 February
Five MSF Workers Kidnapped in Cameroon: Local Official, MSF
Five workers with the French medical charity MSF have been kidnapped in Cameroon's Far North.
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25 February
C.Africa Releases French Peacekeepers After UN Outcry
The Central African Republic released four French soldiers in the United Nations' peacekeeping force in the CAR.
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24 February
Senegal Receives 1,250 M4A1 Rifles From US
The Senegal military has taken delivery of M4A1 rifles from the US Army Security Assistance Command under a foreign military sales contract.
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24 February
Jihadists Kill Five Soldiers in Lake Chad Region
Five Chadian soldiers have been killed by jihadists in the Lake Chad region.
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22 February
18 Civilians Feared Killed Near Niger’s Border With Mali
Eighteen civilians have been killed in two suspected jihadist attacks in the west of Niger near the Sahel nation's border with Mali, the government said.
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