Africa
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Feb- 2019 -7 February
Chad president Deby says rebel convoy ‘destroyed’ by 3 days of French airstrikes
Chadian President Idriss Deby said a column of rebels which had sought to cross into the country from Libya had been "destroyed" in a series of French airstrikes
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7 February
Ex-jihadists among 5,000 to sign up for Mali disarmament program
Some 5,000 fighters signed up to a disarmament program in Mali's conflict-plagued central region, including suspected ex-jihadists
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6 February
French Mirage 2000 jets again strike vehicles in northern Chad
French Mirage 2000 jets carried out fresh strikes against an armed convoy which crossed into Chad from Libya, after earlier strikes failed to halt its advance
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6 February
Five Burkina Faso gendarmes killed as ‘terrorists’ attack Oursi in the Sahel region
Five Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed in a 'terrorist' attack at Oursi in the northern Sahel region, the armed forces said
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6 February
G5 Sahel leaders again call for UN assistance to fund Joint Force
Five nations waging a battle against militants in Africa's Sahel region again asked for UN funding and other aid to help tackle the cross-border jihadist insurgency
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5 February
Gunmen kill 26 in seven villages in Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria
Gunmen killed 26 people in seven villages in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara state, in the latest violence to hit the troubled region
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5 February
Libya sees uptick in attacks on medical facilities, WHO says
The World Health Organization warned that attacks on health facilities and workers are increasing both in frequency and scale across Libya
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5 February
Central African peace deal initialed, but contents still unpublished
The government of the Central African Republic and 14 armed groups took a further step towards signing a new peace accord
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5 February
ISIS ambush in southwest Egypt injures 4 police officers
Four Egyptian policeman were injured in an ambush in the southwest of the country, a security source said, in an attack claimed by ISIS
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5 February
Boko Haram ‘kill six’ in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa and Borno states
Boko Haram in Nigeria killed six people in a series of attacks in Adamawa and Borno states while the military targeted insurgents in Mallam Fatori and Arege
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