Africa
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Nov- 2018 -22 November
Niger: 8 killed in attack on French water well drilling camp in Diffa region
Eight people were killed in an attack on French drilling company Foraco’s water well drilling camp in Toumour in the Diffa region of Niger, near the Nigeria border
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21 November
G5 Sahel Joint Force better than UN’s Minusma, Mauritania president says
The G5 Sahel joint force set up to fight jihadists is more effective – with fewer resources – than the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Mauritania's president said
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21 November
UN envoy arrives in Yemen for critical talks amid widespread famine fears
The UN Yemen envoy faced his "sternest test" as he flew into the rebel-held capital Sana'a for talks on averting all-out fighting for the port of Hodeidah and widespread famine
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20 November
US pushes back against UN funding for African Union-led peacekeeping missions
A push at the UN to secure financing for peacekeeping operations led by the African Union won backing from China but the US poured cold water on the proposal
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19 November
Central African Republic: Death toll in Alindao clashes rises to 48
At least 48 people were killed in clashes between rival militias in the restive Central African Republic town of Alindao last week
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19 November
Boko Haram targets 3 Nigeria military bases in series of Borno state attacks
Boko Haram attacked three military bases in northeast Nigeria over the weekend, putting the spotlight on insecurity just three months before elections
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19 November
Tunisian female suicide bomber pledged allegiance to ISIS, interior minister says
An unemployed graduate who blew herself up in Tunisia's capital last month had sworn allegiance to Islamic State, the interior minister said
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15 November
UN peacekeepers and DR Congo troops killed in offensive against ADF
United Nations peacekeepers and Congolese troops have been killed and wounded in an offensive against the AFG militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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14 November
South Sudan military denies UN report of arms embargo violations
UN experts found violations of the arms embargo imposed on South Sudan, reporting "alarming levels" of sexual violence, hunger and human rights abuses in the war-scarred country
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12 November
Nigeria: Hundreds flee Boko Haram raid after video suggests reconciliation between factions
Hundreds of villagers fled their homes after a Boko Haram attack in Nigeria's borno state, two days after a video hinted at reconciliation between factions
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