Africa
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Aug- 2018 -30 August
Ethiopia military helicopter crash kills 18
An Ethiopian military helicopter crashed while flying between the eastern city of Dire Dawa and Bishoftu killing all 18 people on board
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29 August
Central African Republic militias sign agreement brokered by Russia and Sudan
Russia and Sudan hosted talks between Central African Republic's rival militias while documents showed the armed groups signed a preliminary agreement to "converge towards peace"
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29 August
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 3 militants, Africom says
US forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 3 militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said
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29 August
Kenyan soldiers killed in roadside IED blast near Somalia border
Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 injured when their vehicle hit a landmine on a road near the Somalia border
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29 August
South Sudan rebel leader Machar agrees to sign peace deal
South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar has agreed to sign a final peace deal with the government to end a brutal civil war after initially refusing to sign
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28 August
Burkina Faso security forces personnel killed in roadside bomb blast
At least six members of the Burkina Faso security forces were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb between Pama and Fada in the eastern Kompienga province
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28 August
South Sudan rebels, including SPLM-IO leader Machar, refuse to sign peace deal
South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar and other rebel leaders efused to sign a final peace deal with the government that aims to end a brutal civil war
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27 August
Mali: Two civilians, ‘senior ISIS official’ among 4 killed in French airstrike
A senior official of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, a bodyguard and two civilians were killed in northeastern Mali in a French airstrike, the French Armed Forces said
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24 August
Burundi UN peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic ambush
A Burundi UN peacekeeper was killed by anti-Balaka militants near Alindao, just days before armed groups meet an African Union panel that aims to broker peace
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24 August
Human rights campaigners oppose general amnesty for Central African Republic armed groups
Five organizations that campaign for human rights oppose an amnesty for fighters in armed groups in Central African Republic as a trade-off for peace
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