Africa

Morocco, Polisario Exchange Fire in Western Sahara: Report

Morocco's army has responded to fire by the Polisario Front along the UN-patrolled buffer zone in Western Sahara, said an online report picked up by the official MAP news agency.

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Gunmen Kill 34 in Attack on Bus in West Ethiopia: Rights Body

Gunmen killed at least 34 people in a "gruesome" attack on a passenger bus in west Ethiopia, a part of the country that has recently seen a spate of deadly assaults on civilians.

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UN Warns of War Crimes in Spiralling Ethiopia Conflict

The UN warned of possible war crimes in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray, after 10 days of fighting that the country's prime minister claimed had his enemy "in the final throes of death."

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French Forces Kill Jihadist Commander Ba Ag Moussa in Mali

France announced its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed Ba Ag Moussa, the military commander of the Al-Qaeda-aligned Group to Support Islam and Muslims linked to attacks in the region.

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Moroccan Army Launches Operation in Western Sahara Border Zone

Morocco announced that its troops had launched an operation in no man's land on the southern border of the Western Sahara to end "provocations" by the pro-independence Polisario Front.

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Seven Soldiers Killed in Burkina Faso Attack

Seven soldiers were killed and others wounded or missing after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said on Thursday.

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Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Risks Spreading South

Fears mount of increasing conflict in Ethiopia, where PM Ahmed last week ordered a military campaign in Tigray that has the nation careening towards a potential civil war.

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Ethiopia PM Says Conflict in Tigray Nearing End as Thousands Flee Fighting

PM Ahmed said the end of military operations in Ethiopia's north is "coming within reach," as thousands fled the violence into neighboring Sudan.

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Nigeria Takes Delivery of Chinese Drones to Combat Insurgency, Armed Banditry

Four Chinese-made Wing Loong II combat drones have reportedly arrived in Nigeria to take part in ongoing counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations in the country’s restive northwest region. 

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ADF Militia Kill More Than a Dozen in Attacks Near DR Congo’s Beni

More than a dozen people have been killed in two attacks near Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that were blamed on the Islamist ADF group, local sources said Sunday.

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