Africa
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Aug- 2018 -21 August
Mali: Estonia troops to begin operations in Gao
Estonian troops in Mali have finalized their preparations and will begin their support of France's Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission
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21 August
Russia signs military cooperation pact with Central African Republic
Russia and the Central African Republic signed a military cooperation agreement on the sidelines of Army-2018 defense expo outside Moscow
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17 August
Does the murder of 3 journalists in Central African Republic expose Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ strategy?
The murky murder of three journalists in Central African Republic highlights Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ armed adventurism, Kiril Avramov and Ruslan Trad argue
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17 August
UK Chinook helicopters in Mali ‘fully operational’
Three RAF Chinook heavy lift helicopters are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-terrorism operations in Mali, the UK Ministry of Defence said
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14 August
Six dead in Burkina Faso ‘terrorist’ attack near Boungou gold mine
Six people, five of them police, were killed in a "terrorist" bomb and gun attack near a gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.
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9 August
Mali: At least 11 Fulani people kidnapped and killed in ethnic attack in Mopti
Eleven Fulani civilians were kidnapped and killed in the latest bout of ethnic violence to hit Mali's restive central region of Mopti, an attack to hunters from the Dogon community
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9 August
Boko Haram militants kill 17 Nigerian soldiers in attack on Borno state base
At least 17 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a fresh Boko Haram attack on a military base in the country's northeast, the third assault on military bases in less than a month
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9 August
Central African Republic receives military vehicles from China and the US
Central African Republic's Armed Forces received more than 120 vehicles from both China and the US as part of attempts to boost the country's military capacity
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9 August
South Sudan President Kiir pardons rival Machar and rebel groups
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir issued a decree offering an amnesty to rebels including his bitter rival Riek Machar, days after the two signed a power-sharing deal
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8 August
Five Kenyan soldiers killed in roadside IED explosion claimed by al Shabaab
Five Kenyan soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device in the eastern Lamu county, in an attack claimed by al Shabaab
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