Africa

Sahel Coalition: G5 and France agree new joint command, will prioritize fight against Islamic State

France and the G5 Sahel will form a military coalition under joint command and focus counter-insurgency efforts against ISIS

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Niger military leadership replaced after attack that killed 89 soldiers

Niger replaced two top military brass four days after an assault on an army base left 89 dead, the biggest single loss in the country's modern history

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Libya’s rival leaders to meet in Moscow for ceasefire talks

War-torn Libya's rival leaders Fayez al-Serraj and Khalifa Haftar are set to meet in Moscow to discuss a ceasefire agreement

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Burkina Faso Super Tucano conducts first joint air op with French Mirage 2000 jets

Burkina Faso conducted its first joint air operation with France, when a Super Tucano worked alongside Mirage 2000D fighter jets near Arbinda in December

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At least 25 Niger soldiers, 63 ‘terrorists’ killed in attack on army base in Tillaberi region

Insurgents attacked a Niger military base in the Tillaberi region leading to clashes that killed at least 25 soldiers and 63 "terrorists"

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More than 50 ‘terrorists’ killed in French commando operations in Mali

Supported by helicopters, jets and armed Reaper drones, commandoes deployed to Operation Barkhane conducted three helicopter-borne assaults in Mali

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Mali: At least 18 UN peacekeepers, 2 civilians injured in Tessalit mortar attack

At least 18 U.N. peacekeepers and two civilians were wounded in a mortar attack on a military base in Tessalit in Mali's desert north

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Nigeria soldiers killed in clashes around Monguno, key garrison town near Lake Chad

Three soldiers were killed in intense fighting between Nigeria's army and Islamist insurgents around Monguno, a key garrison town in the Lake Chad area

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Car bomb explodes near Somalia’s parliament

At least four people were killed and 10 wounded when a car bomb exploded close to a checkpoint near Somalia's parliament in Mogadishu on Wednesday

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At least 9 killed in Gamboru bridge bomb blast on Nigeria-Cameroon border

An explosion ripped through a crowded market on a bridge at Gamboru on Nigeria's border with Cameroon, killing at least 9 people and injuring 26

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