Africa
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Aug- 2018 -7 August
Seven killed, village burned in suspected Boko Haram attack near Maiduguri
Suspected Boko Haram militants in a dawn raid killed seven people and burned Munduri, a village 13 km north of Borno state capital Maiduguri
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4 August
Nigeria Air Force strikes Boko Haram ‘hideout’ as attack on village kills five people
The Nigerian Air Force struck a Boko Haram "hideout" in the northern Borno state, while at least five people were killed and a village razed in an attack blamed on the group
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4 August
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4 militants, Africom says
US forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 4 militants associated with the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab, US Africa Command said
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1 August
Gunmen ambush Mali military convoy, killing 4 soldiers
Four soldiers from Mali were killed when gunmen ambushed a military convoy carrying materials for the country's election
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Jul- 2018 -31 July
Central African Republic: 3 Russians ‘carrying press cards’ killed near Sibut
Three Russians carrying press cards were killed near Sibut in the Central African Republic, reports and the UN mission in the country said
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30 July
EU extends Central African Republic military training mission
The EU extended its military training mission in the Central African Republic for two years and pledged €25 million to help reform the country's defence sector
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30 July
UN reverses plans to drawdown Somalia peacekeeping mission, extends mandate until 2019
The UN Security Council delayed a plan to draw down the peacekeeping mission in Somalia after finding Somali forces were not sufficiently trained to take over
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27 July
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base near Maiduguri
Boko Haram fighters aboard dozens of vehicles raided a base near a key city in northeast Nigeria, in their latest assault on the security forces, police and local militia said
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25 July
EU to fund new Mali headquarters for G5 Sahel force
The EU will finance a new headquarters for the G5 Sahel's anti-terror force in Mali after the destruction of the former headquarters in an attack
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23 July
Al-Shabaab fighters storm military base in southern Somalia
Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab fighters stormed a military base in southern Somalia, leaving several dead, a local army official and witnesses said
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