Africa
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Apr- 2019 -1 April
Nigeria: Troops kill 16 ‘Boko Haram terrorists’ in Lake Chad area, MNJTF says
Troops from the regional Multinational Joint Task Force 'neutralised' 16 'Boko Haram terrorists' in the Lake Chad area of Nigeria's Borno state
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1 April
Nigerian Air Force receives Paramount Group’s Marauder MRAPs
The Nigerian Air Force has received Marauder mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles from South Africa's Paramount Group, the company said
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Mar- 2019 -28 March
Nigeria: 2 killed in Boko Haram attack on Miringa military base
Boko Haram militants raided a military base in Miringa in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, killing a police officer and a local resident
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28 March
Four Burkina Faso gendarmes killed in attack on base in Barani near Mali border
Four Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed in an attack on a base in the Boucle du Mahoun region near the Mali border
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28 March
Somalia: At least 11 killed in suspected car bombing in downtown Mogadishu
At least 11 people died when a bomb exploded on a busy street and ripped into a nearby restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
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27 March
Niger: Boko Haram suicide bomb and gun attack in Diffa region kills at least 10
At least 10 people were killed along with at least two suicide bombers in a coordinated Boko Haram attack in N'Guigmi in the Diffa region of eastern Niger
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27 March
Mali: 6 killed in attack on Dogon village of Ouadou
Six people were killed in attacks on villages of the Dogon ethnic community in central Mali, as the UN mission called for an end to the "spiral of violence"
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25 March
Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says
France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time
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24 March
Mali and Chad replace senior armed forces staff after deadly attacks
The governments of Mali and Chad have both replaced senior leaders in their armed forces after deadly attacks in both countries left more than 150 dead
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23 March
Mali: More than 100 Fulani killed in Ogossagou massacre
Dogon hunters killed more than 100 people in an attack on a Fulani village in central Mali's Mopti region, as top U.N. officials visited the country
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