Africa
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Dec- 2019 -28 December
Erdogan to seek parliament’s approval to send Turkish troops to Libya
President Erdogan announced plans to send Turkish troops to aid Libya's UN-backed government in Tripoli, a move that may risk proxy war with Russia
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28 December
Islamic State says it carried out deadly attack on Burkina Faso soldiers in Hallele
Islamic State said ISWAP was behind an attack that killed seven soldiers at their base in northern Burkina Faso
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23 December
Algeria’s powerful army chief of staff Gaid Salah dies
Algeria's powerful army chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah died at a military hospital in the capital Algeris
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20 December
Sudan government and Revolutionary Front rebel coalition agree to extend ceasefire
A coalition of rebel groups and the Sudanese government have signed an agreement to extend their fragile ceasefire another two months
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17 December
South Sudan rivals Kiir and Machar agree to form unity government by deadline
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar agreed to form a unity government by a February deadline
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16 December
Somalia conducts airstrike on al-Shabaab ‘operative’ near Dujumma
Somalia's government conducted an airstrike with the US military against a suspected al-Shabaab operative near Dujumma
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16 December
ADF blamed for weekend DR Congo attacks that killed 32
At least 32 people were killed in eastern DR Congo over the weekend, where ADF attacks on civilians have sparked protests against UN peacekeepers
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12 December
Al-Shabaab attacks Somali army base in Hilweyne, killing 5
Four civilians and a Somali Army soldier were killed when al-Shabaab attacked an army base in Hilweyne, north of the capital
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11 December
‘At least 60’ killed in attack on Niger military camp in Inates
At least 60 people were killed in a militant attack on a military camp in Inates in the Tillaberi region of western Niger near the Mali border
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10 December
VIDEO: Somali security forces retake Mogadishu hotel from Shabaab militants, at least 10 dead
Gunmen opened fire outside a hotel near Mogadishu's presidential palace on Tuesday night, as police fought back the attackers
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