Africa

Female suicide bomber targets Cameroon’s Far North, injuring dozens

At least 29 people were in a suicide attack by a female bomber in Cameroon's Far North, a region frequently hit by Boko Haram, security sources said.

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Six civilians, rebel killed in ADF attack on Oicha, eastern DR Congo, army says

Six civilians and a rebel fighter were killed during an attack by the ADF militia in the troubled east of the DR Congo, civilian and military sources said

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DR Congo: Two killed in attack north of Beni blamed on ADF militia

Two people were killed in an attack by the Allied Democratic Forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the eve of a peace march

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Somalia: Al Shabaab militants attack Sufi center in Galkayo, killing 15

At least 15 people were killed and 10 others wounded in the central Somali town of Galkayo when Shabaab militants attacked a Sufi religious center

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Mali: Dogon hunters kill a dozen Fulani herders after rejecting ceasefire

Dogon hunters were blamed for killing a dozen Fulani herders in Ouenkoro in Mali, after an ethnic Dogon armed group rejected a month-old ceasefire

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Boko Haram kidnaps 50 loggers near Gamboru, Nigeria

Boko Haram militants abducted around 50 loggers near the northeastern Nigerian town of Gamboru close to the border with Cameroon, civilian militia and residents said

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Rebel fire hits UN helicopter in eastern DR Congo

Ugandan rebels fired on a UN helicopter in the volatile Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, though there were no casualties, UN sources said

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Niger: 8 killed in attack on French water well drilling camp in Diffa region

Eight people were killed in an attack on French drilling company Foraco’s water well drilling camp in Toumour in the Diffa region of Niger, near the Nigeria border

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G5 Sahel Joint Force better than UN’s Minusma, Mauritania president says

The G5 Sahel joint force set up to fight jihadists is more effective – with fewer resources – than the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, Mauritania's president said

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UN envoy arrives in Yemen for critical talks amid widespread famine fears

The UN Yemen envoy faced his "sternest test" as he flew into the rebel-held capital Sana'a for talks on averting all-out fighting for the port of Hodeidah and widespread famine

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