Africa
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Jan- 2020 -27 January
US gives Niger Air Force hangar for C-130 transport aircraft at Agadez base
The US handed over to the Niger Air Force a hangar that will house two C-130 transport aircraft in Agadez
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27 January
At least 20 Mali soldiers killed in JNIM attack on Sokolo camp
At least 20 members of the Malian Armed Forces were killed in a major JNIM assault against a military camp in Sokolo, near the border with Mauritania
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24 January
Kenya commissions 6 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters
Kenya's military commissioned into service six MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters purchased from the United States
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24 January
Barkhane operations kill more than 30 ‘terrorists’ in Mali
More than 30 "terrorists" were killed during a series of one-off operations conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane force in Mali
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23 January
Mali soldiers killed in overnight assault in Dioungani, Mopti region
At least seven soldiers were killed and several were wounded in an overnight attack in Dioungani in Koro Cercle in central Mali's volatile Mopti region
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22 January
DR Congo civilians killed near Beni in attack blamed on ADF
Six civilians were killed in an attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo blamed on the ADF, the first assault this year in an area that has suffered multiple massacres
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22 January
Sahel: France to further strengthen Barkhane, Takuba ‘fully operational by autumn’
France will further bolster its Operation Barkhane force in the Sahel, and the new Task Force Takuba will deploy in the summer, Lecointre says
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22 January
Roadside bomb kills 2 Mali soldiers in Douentza
Two Malian soldiers were killed and two were wounded by a roadside bomb in Douentza Cercle of the central Mopti region
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22 January
Libya suspends operations at recently reopened Tripoli airport after rocket fire
Rocket fire forced the suspension of all flights into and out of Tripoli's sole functioning airport, Libya's embattled government said
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22 January
Burkina Faso to recruit and arm volunteers to protect communities from militants
Burkina Faso's parliament adopted a law allowing for the recruitment of local volunteers who will act as auxiliaries in the fight against militants
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