Africa

Nigeria troops thwart Boko Haram attack on military base in Borno state

Nigerian troops repelled another attempt by Boko Haram to overrun a military base in northeast Nigeria, military and civilian sources said

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Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo launch deadly raid, kidnap 17

One person was killed and 17 were kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a raid blamed on a notorious Ugandan militia accused of a massacre two days earlier

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Bodies of 3 Burkina Faso police found as search for abducted mine staff continues

Three police officers were killed in a northern region of Burkina Faso where they were hunting for three kidnapped mineworkers, a security official said

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Pirates kidnap 12 crew from Swiss cargo ship MV Glarus off Nigeria

A gang of pirates took hostage 12 crew members of Swiss cargo ship bulk carrier MV Glarus which they attacked in Nigerian waters

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Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels kill at least 16 in Beni

At least 16 people, including 12 civilians, were killed in a rebel attack in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east, witnesses said

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US forces in Somalia attacked for second time in a month

US troops in Somalia came under attack for a second time in two weeks by al-Shabaab northwest of Kismayo in Lower Juba Province, Africom said

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Sudan military jet crash near Omdurman kills 2 pilots

A Sudanese K-8 military jet crashed near the city of Omdurman while on a training mission, killing the two pilots on board, the army said

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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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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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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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