Africa
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Sep- 2018 -21 September
At least 12 killed in attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province
At least 12 people were killed and 14 injured in an attack on a village in Mozambique's gas-rich Cabo Delgado province, while a senior army officer was killed in a separate attack
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20 September
Boko Haram kills 9 in attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Borno state
Nine people were killed and nine others injured when Boko Haram fighters raided two villages near Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, the civilian militia said
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19 September
More than 1,000 Central African military personnel trained by Russia
Central African Republic President Touadera presided over a ceremony to mark Russia's training of the fourth group of FACa personnel
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19 September
UN says South Sudan government ‘must establish control’ over forces after peacekeeper shot
South Sudan must establish control over its forces, the UNMISS head said, days after a peacekeeper was shot by a government soldier
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18 September
Saudi coalition renews offensive against Yemen’s Houthi rebels in Hodeidah, sparking fears of humanitarian crisis
Saudi-backed forces in Yemen launched a series of attacks on rebel-held Hodeidah, raising fears of a humanitarian crisis
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18 September
Libya rival militias clash south of Tripoli, causing power outages
New clashes flared between rival militias south of Libya's capital Tripoli, causing widespread power outages, the national electricity firm said
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17 September
Top militia chief and 600 ‘fighters’ surrender in DR Congo’s central Kasai region
Chief Ndaye Kalonga Nsabanga, who led a coalition of armed militia groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has surrendered in the Kasai region with hundreds of youth fighters
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17 September
Burkina Faso armed forces conduct air strikes, clearing operations near Pama and Gayeri
Burkina Faso's armed forces conducted air strikes and clearance operations in the Pama and Gayeri areas in the country's east, the Chief of the General Staff said
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16 September
US Army procures Hydra rockets from General Dynamics for foreign military sales
General Dynamics was awarded a $44 million contract for Hydra rockets for foreign military sales to Afghanistan, Nigeria, Australia, Lebanon and the Philippines
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15 September
Twin attacks in Burkina Faso’s Kompienga province leave at least 8 dead
At least eight civilians were killed in twin attacks in eastern Burkina Faso's Kompienga province, where jihadists have been gaining ground in recent months
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