Africa

Libya: Haftar’s LNA captures Sirte as UN envoy expresses anger at foreign meddling

LNA forces loyal to rogue Libyan general Khalifa Haftar seized control the coastal city of Sirte as Turkey said it was deploying troops in the country

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Five Mali soldiers killed by roadside bomb near Alatona

Five Malian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb attack in Alatona in the central Segou region

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Al Shabaab attacks Kenya military base in Lamu

Fighters from Somalia's Al-Shabaab group launched an attack on a military base used by US and Kenyan forces in coastal Lamu

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Chad troops leave Nigeria with Boko Haram mission ‘finished’

Chad has ended a months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria and withdrawn its 1,200-strong force across the border

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AFRICOM responds to al-Shabaab ambush on Somalia troops with airstrike

AFRICOM carried out an airstrike against suspected al-Shabaab militants who attacked Somali government troops west of Mogadishu

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Turkish parliament approves Libya troop deployment

Turkey's parliament approved the deployment of troops to Libya in support of the Government of National Accord in Tripoli

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Somalia: Dozens killed in massive car bomb in Mogadishu

A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu, leaving at least 76 people dead, many of them university students

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Erdogan to seek parliament’s approval to send Turkish troops to Libya

President Erdogan announced plans to send Turkish troops to aid Libya's UN-backed government in Tripoli, a move that may risk proxy war with Russia

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Islamic State says it carried out deadly attack on Burkina Faso soldiers in Hallele

Islamic State said ISWAP was behind an attack that killed seven soldiers at their base in northern Burkina Faso

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Algeria’s powerful army chief of staff Gaid Salah dies

Algeria's powerful army chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah died at a military hospital in the capital Algeris

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