Africa

Will Sudan’s Peace Deal With Rebels Work?

Sudan's government and rebel forces have agreed on a landmark deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands of people have been killed.

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Boko Haram Kill 10 Civilians in Northeast Nigeria

Boko Haram jihadists killed 10 civilians in attacks on three villages in restive northeast Nigeria, local security officials said Monday. 

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Car Bomb Kills 5 Somali Troops, Wounds US Adviser: Officials

A suicide bomber killed five Somali soldiers and seriously wounded an American military adviser in Somalia on Monday in an attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab group.

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Tunisian Officer Stabbed to Death, 3 ‘Terrorists’ Killed in Firefight

Attackers with knives killed a Tunisian National Guard officer and wounded another Sunday before three assailants were shot dead in a firefight, the security force said, labeling it a "terrorist" act.

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Niger Soldiers Executed Dozens of Civilians, Probe Says

Soldiers in Niger executed dozens of civilians during the counterinsurgency campaign against jihadists in the country's troubled Tillaberi region earlier this year, a probe into the deaths reported.

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Ten Soldiers Killed in Overnight Ambush in Central Mali

At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an overnight ambush in a central region near the Mauritanian border where armed jihadist groups are rampant, security and local sources said Friday.

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Militiamen Evicted After Storming Key DR Congo City in Ituri

Security forces peacefully evicted dozens of armed men after they stormed Bunia, the capital of DR Congo's northeastern Ituri province, to demand the release of militia fighters.

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ISWAP Fighters Kill Nine Troops in Nigeria’s Borno State: Sources

At least nine Nigerian troops were killed in an offensive by ISWAP jihadists in northeast Borno state, two security sources said Wednesday.

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UN Deploys Troops to New Base as Violence Surges in South Sudan

The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan announced Wednesday it was deploying troops to the country's strife-torn south following an upsurge in violence by armed rebels against civilians and aid workers. 

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Sudan and Rebels Meet to Implement Peace Deal

Sudan said Wednesday that government and rebel leaders had met to begin implementing a deal that aims to end a war in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed.

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