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9 April

MINUSCA peacekeepers in deadly clashes with FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic

At least three militia members were killed when UN peacekeepers clashed with the FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic

9 April

Members of the Malian Army at their garrison in Tombouctou, Mali, conduct drills to instruct new recruits during Exercise Flintlock

Staff Writer With AFP

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Mali soldiers shoot civilians in Dioura after ‘surprise’ mortar test fire

Malian soldiers shot dead at least one villager and injured four others after an explosion they mistook for an attack in Dioura in the central Mopti region

8 April

Airstrike on the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya

Jared Szuba

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Fighting continues in Tripoli after US relocates personnel from key Libya operations center

Khalifa Haftar’s LNA advanced near a key US operations center near Tripoli prior to the evacuation of US personnel from the area

7 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria: Three killed in twin suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri

Three people were killed and more than 30 were injured in a twin suicide bomb attack in Muna Dalti on the outskirts of Maiduguri in Nigeria's Borno state

6 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Libya: Clashes continue near Tripoli after airstrikes hit Haftar’s LNA

Forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar continued their push towards Tripoli after GNA-aligned forces launched air strikes on their positions

5 April

Joanne Stocker

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US Africa Command admits to civilian casualties in Somalia airstrike

US Africa Command admitted that an airstrike last year targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two civilians and that it failed to disclose its findings

5 April