Africa

Rwanda soldiers killed by Hutu rebels near DR Congo border, president says

At least two Rwandan soldiers were killed in an attack by ethnic Hutu FDLR rebels who crossed the border from Democratic Republic of Congo, President Paul Kagame said

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Anti-Balaka militias quit Central African disarmament program over war crimes arrest

Two Central African Republic anti-Balaka militia groups said they were withdrawing from a disarmament programme following the arrest of one of their leaders

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Nigeria military bans UNICEF, claiming it trains Boko Haram ‘spies’

Nigeria's military suspended UNICEF from operating in the country's northeast over claims it was training "spies" who are supporting Boko Haram

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UN renews mandate for Central African Republic peacekeeping mission

The UN Security Council renewed its peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic after tough talks between the US, France and Russia

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Dozens of civilians killed near Mali’s border with Niger

More than 40 civilians have been shot dead by gunmen who raided an area in northeastern Mali near the border with Niger, local officials said

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France gifts 1,400 assault rifles to Central African Republic

France handed over 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and three amphibious vehicles to the Central African Republic armed forces

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Nine killed in eastern DR Congo raid blamed on ADF

Suspected ADF militants killed nine civilians in an attack in Oicha in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled Beni region

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Boko Haram kills two Nigeria soldiers in Gulumba suicide bomb and gun attack

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters loyal to factional leader Abubakar Shekau attacked a military base in Gulumba, security sources told AFP

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Civilians killed as Nigeria troops battle Boko Haram in Jakana

Three civilians were killed after Nigerian soldiers intercepted Boko Haram fighters near a military base in Jakana in Borno state, triggering a gun battle

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South Sudan armed groups continue to recruit fighters, UN says

All sides in South Sudan's conflict continue to recruit fighters despite a peace deal signed earlier this year, UN rights investigators said

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