Africa

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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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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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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Dozens killed and injured in Mogadishu car bomb blasts claimed by al-Shabaab

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured after three car bombs exploded near a hotel and a police headquarters in the Somalia capital Mogadishu

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Court jails 65 for membership in Upper Egypt ISIS ‘cell’

An court sentenced 65 suspected Islamic State members to between five years and life in prison for setting up a "terrorist cell" in Upper Egypt

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Democratic Republic of Congo troops kill 17 Kasai militia members, capture others

Seventeen members of an insurgent group in the central Democratic Republic of Congo region of Kasai were killed and others captured in an army ambush

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France proposes UN peacekeeper support for Central African troop deployments

The UN Security Council is weighing a French proposal that would see UN peacekeepers support newly-trained Central African Republic troops as they deploy

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Egypt sentences 8 to death over 2016 ISIS attack on army checkpoint

An Egyptian military court sentenced eight members of Islamic State to death for a deadly attack against the army in 2016

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Sisi promises Egypt’s military support to Gulf allies if threatened

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pledged military support for Egypt's Gulf Arab allies if their security comes under threat

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Nigeria troops missing after Boko Haram attacks Kukawa military base in Borno state

At least 16 Nigerian soldiers are missing after clashes with Boko Haram jihadists in Kukawa in the Lake Chad area, an attack later claimed by Islamic State

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