Africa
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Jan- 2021 -20 January
Catholic Priest Missing in Jihadist-Hit Burkina Faso
A priest has gone missing in southeastern Burkina Faso, triggering fears of a kidnapping in the Sahel state struggling with a five-year-old jihadist offensive.
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19 January
Sudan Troops Deployed in Darfur After Clashes Kill 155
A heavy Sudanese troop presence helped restore calm Tuesday in the Darfur region after three days of inter-ethnic violence claimed at least 155 lives.
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19 January
Four Soldiers Killed by Roadside Bomb in Niger
Four soldiers were killed and eight others seriously injured by a roadside bomb in southeastern Niger, a region hit by jihadist attacks, the government said.
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18 January
Rebels Kill 2 Peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Rebels killed two peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, hours after the country's top court confirmed that President Touadera had won re-election.
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18 January
Nigeria Army Retakes Military Base in Borno From ISWAP Jihadists
Nigerian troops regained control of a military base in the northeast hours after it was seized by jihadists, sources told AFP on Sunday.
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18 January
At Least 83 Killed in Fighting in Sudan’s Darfur: Medics
More than 80 people have been killed in two days of ongoing clashes in Sudan's restive Darfur, just over two weeks since a long-running peacekeeping mission ended operations.
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15 January
French Troops Kill 15 Jihadists in Mali
France's armed forces said Friday they had killed around 15 jihadists near Mali's border with Burkina Faso, where an al-Qaeda-linked group is active.
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15 January
46 Pygmies Killed in ADF Attack in Eastern DR Congo
Forty-six Pygmies have been massacred in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province by the notorious Allied Democratic Forces militia, local sources said on Friday.
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14 January
Three Ivorian UN Peacekeepers Killed in Mali Attack
Three UN peacekeepers from Ivory Coast were killed in central Mali on Wednesday, the latest violence to hit the war-torn Sahel state.
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13 January
ISWAP Suicide Bomber Kills Six Nigerian Troops in Borno: Military
Six Nigerian soldiers were killed when a jihadist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into them during a clash in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, two military sources said Tuesday.
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