Africa
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Feb- 2019 -4 February
US gives control center to Niger for Boko Haram operations
The US turned over a communications and operations center to the Niger army to help the African nation battle Boko Haram
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4 February
French Mirage 2000 jets strike vehicles that entered Chad from Libya
French Mirage 2000 fighter jets carried out air strikes to halt an armed group that entered northern Chad from Libya in a column of 40 pickups
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4 February
‘Strong’ explosion at busy market in Somalia capital, police say
A powerful blast rocked a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which is regularly targeted by Al-Shabaab, police said
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2 February
Central African Republic peace deal ‘secured’ in Khartoum
The government of Central African Republic struck a peace deal with 14 armed groups at African Union-brokered talks in Khartoum
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2 February
Boko Haram kills 6 in Toumour near Niger-Nigeria border
Boko Haram militants shot dead six people in Toumour commune in the Diffa region of southern Niger, near the border with Nigeria, a local official said
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1 February
Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa … or both?
What is Boko Haram called, and how should we refer to its two factions?
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1 February
Nigeria: Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in Rann, Amnesty says
Boko Haram militants killed at least 60 people in a January 28 attack on Rann in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, Amnesty International said
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1 February
Nigeria troops kill 5 Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state
Nigerian troops "neutralized" five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a suspected militant in the northeast Borno state, close to the Cameroon border
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1 February
Romania to replace Canada peacekeepers in UN’s Mali mission
Romania will deploy transport helicopters to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), replacing the Canadian deployment
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Jan- 2019 -31 January
Islamic State claims attack on Nigeria troops in Dikwa, Borno state
ISIS claimed Islamic State West Africa fighters attacked Nigerian military personnel in Dikwa, while military sources said eight soldiers were killed
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