Africa

Nigeria soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack on convoy near Banki, close to Cameroon border

At least two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters ambushed a convoy near Banki, close to the border with Cameroon

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Death toll in Burkina Faso ethnic clashes rises to 46

Forty-six people were killed in central-northern Burkina Faso this week when a suspected jihadist attack was followed by ethnic clashes, the government said

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Two militants killed and a police officer injured during raid in Tunisia

Two suspected militants were killed in the Sidi Bouzid region of Tunisia when they detonated an explosive device during a counter-terrorism operation targeting a group linked to ISIS

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Five crew killed in Nigeria Mi-35 helicopter crash near Damasak as ISIS claims Yobe state attacks

All five crew members aboard a Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 helicopter gunship were killed when the aircraft crashed near Damasak in northern Nigeria

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Niger’s army kills more than 200 Boko Haram fighters in offensive near Nigeria border

Niger's army killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants near the southeast border with Nigeria in days of land and air raids, the defense ministry said

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10 troops killed in Niger-Nigeria joint operation against ‘bandits’ in Maradi region

Five Nigerien and five Nigerian troops were killed in the Maradi region on Niger's border with Nigeria in a joint operation against "bandits"

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Nigeria army masses in Monguno, moves to clear Boko Haram from Baga

Nigerian troops are massing in Monguno in preparation for an offensive in Baga which was attacked by ISWA militants last week

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Burkina Faso declares emergency in northern provinces following attacks

Burkina Faso declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said

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Joint France-Niger air and ground operation near Tongo Tongo kills 15 ‘terrorists’

French airstrikes followed by two days of ground operations in the Tongo Tongo area near the Mali border killed 15 'terrorists', the French Army said

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Boko Haram sacks two Nigeria military bases near Baga on Lake Chad

Boko Haram sacked a naval base and a Multinational Joint Task Force post near Baga in the Lake Chad area of northeast Nigeria

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