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13 July

Burkina Attack Leaves 10 Dead, Including 7 Defense Volunteers

Ten people were killed in northern Burkina Faso, seven of them members of a civilian defense force, security sources said Monday, in an attack in a region that has been repeatedly hit by jihadists.

13 July

A member of Tigray police is pictured at a checkpoint in the outskirts of Mekele on the day of Tigray's regional elections, on September 9, 2020. Photo: AFP

Staff Writer With AFP

Rebel Forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray Launch New Offensive

Tigrayan forces launched a new offensive in the conflict-torn northern region of Ethiopia, two weeks after the federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire in the face of rebel advances.

12 July

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Launches Military Mission to Train Mozambique Army

The European Union has formally established a military mission for Mozambique to help train its armed forces battling jihadists in the north of the country.

12 July

Staff Writer With AFP

49 Killed in Niger Armed Attack

Five civilians, four soldiers, and 40 armed attackers were killed Sunday in a clash in Niger's restive southwest region near the border with Mali.

9 July

Staff Writer With AFP

France to Start Closing Military Bases in Mali by Year-End: Macron

President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France would start closing its bases in northern Mali before the end of the year, part of a drawdown of French troops fighting Islamist extremists in the Sahel.

9 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Rwanda Sends 1,000 Troops to Insurgency-Hit Mozambique

Rwanda will send a thousand troops to Mozambique to help the country battle extremist militants wreaking havoc in the north of the gas-rich nation.

8 July

Nigerian troops patrolling the streets in the northeast town of Baga, Borno State, Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

Bandits Kill 18 in Northwest Nigeria Raid

Armed attackers known as bandits have killed 18 people in a raid on a village in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state.

2 July

Thousands of Ethiopians have fled to neighboring Sudan to escape the conflict in Tigray.

Staff Writer With AFP

Ethiopia Says Won’t ‘Suffocate’ Tigray as UN Clamors for Access

Ethiopia rejected charges that it planned to choke off aid to war-hit Tigray after rebels took control of the northern region this week — a stunning turnabout in the eight-month-old conflict.

1 July