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26 February

An Austrian army instructor works with Burkina Faso soldiers during training on April 13, 2018 at the KamboinsÈ general Bila Zagre militairy camp near Ouagadougo in Burkina Faso during a military anti-terrorism exercise

Attack on Mosque in Burkina Kills Dozens

An attack on a mosque in eastern Burkina Faso has killed dozens of Muslims on the same day as another attack on Catholics attending mass.

22 February

A Government of National Accord (GNA) fighter in Abu Qurain, Libya.

Staff Writer With AFP

Libya Ex-Militias Agree to Leave Capital After Clashes

Armed groups in Tripoli have agreed to leave the Libyan capital and to be replaced with regular forces, the interior minister said, after a spate of deadly clashes.

22 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Somalia Endorses Defense Deal With Turkey

Somalia's cabinet and lawmakers endorsed a major defense deal with Turkey, with Mogadishu locked in a dispute with Ethiopia over a maritime agreement.

20 February

Staff Writer With AFP

France Says Rwanda Must ‘Cease All Support’ to M23 Rebels in DR Congo

France called on Rwanda to end "all support" for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to pull its troops out of the country.

19 February

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 10 Killed in Libya Attack, UN Demands Investigation

At least 10 people were reportedly shot dead in Libya's capital, as the UN mission in the war-scarred country called for a "prompt and thorough" investigation.

19 February

Democratic Republic of Congo army soldiers sit at the back of a pick-up truck as they head towards the Mbuzi hilltop

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo Accuses Rwanda of Airport ‘Drone Attack’

DR Congo's army accused Rwanda of carrying out a night-time drone attack that damaged civilian aircraft at the airport in the strategic eastern city of Goma.

15 February

South Africa National Defence Forces soldiers.

Staff Writer With AFP

Two South African Soldiers Killed on DR Congo Mission

South Africa said two of its soldiers had been killed by mortar fire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the first fatalities since troop deployed to help quell an insurgency.

12 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Rwanda Using Surface-to-Air Missiles in East DR Congo: UN

The Rwandan army supporting M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo is using sophisticated weapons such as surface-to-air missiles, according to a UN document.

9 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Jihadists Kill 9 in Volatile Niger Region

Suspected jihadists killed nine people in a raid on three villages in a Niger region bordering insurgency-hit Mali and Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.

7 February