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3 November

Second Aid Worker Shot Dead in South Sudan in a Week

The United Nations said Tuesday that a second aid worker had been murdered in South Sudan this week in a vast and isolated region scarred by armed violence and lawlessness.

3 November

Staff Writer With AFP

French Airstrikes Kill Over 50 Qaeda-Linked Jihadists in Mali

The French government said Monday its forces had killed more than 50 jihadists aligned to Al-Qaeda in air strikes in central Mali.

2 November

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo Begins Disarmament of Rebels in Troubled Ituri

DR Congo's government has begun a process of disarming a rebel movement active in the restive province of Ituri for two decades, eight months after a peace agreement was signed.

2 November

Ethiopian UNMISS peacekeeper guards helicopter

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Gunmen Kill at Least 32 in Ethiopia ‘Massacre:’ Rights Agency

An armed group in Ethiopia's restive Oromia region has carried out a "horrendous" attack on civilians, the government said Monday, with one survivor saying dozens had died.

2 November

A Nigerian soldier on patrol in Banki, in the northeastern state of Borno, a region where Boko Haram insurgents are especially active

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Boko Haram ‘Kills 12’ in Raid Near Nigeria’s Chibok

Boko Haram jihadists on Sunday killed 12 people and abducted seven others in a raid on a village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok.

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29 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Mozambique Army Advances on Key Militia Base: Govt

Mozambican troops are honing in on a forest base camp belonging to insurgents terrorizing the gas-rich north, the government has said, signaling a significant advancement in the battle to regain control of the region.

29 October

A soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) stands guard on a hill overlooking a United Nations tank position near the village of Kibumba I, around 20km from the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's restive North Kivu province on July 11, 2012.

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ADF Militia Kills at Least 15 in Eastern DR Congo

More than 15 people in DR Congo's troubled east have been killed by the Allied Democratic Forces, a militia blamed for hundreds of deaths this past year, local sources said on Thursday.

28 October

A member of the Moroccan special forces guard stands outside of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) building

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Moroccan Prison Guard Killed by IS-Linked Inmate

A Moroccan prison guard was killed by an inmate who was in jail for belonging to a militant cell linked to the Islamic State group, prosecutors said Wednesday.

28 October

Soldiers loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in the coastal city of Sirte.

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UN Security Council Ratifies Libya Ceasefire Deal

The UN Security Council on Tuesday ratified the ceasefire hammered out between Libya's warring parties on October 23, calling on both sides to "implement the agreement in full."

27 October