Africa

Mali: Dogon hunters kill a dozen Fulani herders after rejecting ceasefire

Dogon hunters were blamed for killing a dozen Fulani herders in Ouenkoro in Mali, after an ethnic Dogon armed group rejected a month-old ceasefire

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Boko Haram kidnaps 50 loggers near Gamboru, Nigeria

Boko Haram militants abducted around 50 loggers near the northeastern Nigerian town of Gamboru close to the border with Cameroon, civilian militia and residents said

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Rebel fire hits UN helicopter in eastern DR Congo

Ugandan rebels fired on a UN helicopter in the volatile Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, though there were no casualties, UN sources said

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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