Africa
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Jun- 2018 -24 June
Canada troops arrive in Mali to join UN’s Minusma mission
An advance team of around a dozen Canadian troops arrived in Mali to join the UN's Minusma peacekeeping mission, considered the U.N.'s most dangerous
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21 June
Female suicide bombers target army base in northeast Nigeria
Fifteen people were injured when two female suicide bombers targeted the edge of a military barracks in northeast Nigeria, a police spokesperson said
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20 June
Mali troops implicated in mass killings of civilians, defense minister says
Mali's defense minister has admitted that soldiers may have been involved in killings in the country's unstable center, after the discovery of a mass grave backed up accusations
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15 June
Netherlands to end Mali peacekeeping contribution in May
The Netherlands will end its troop contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali next year and will send troops to Afghanistan instead, the Dutch defense ministry said.
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15 June
France, US and UK put hold on China arms deliveries to Central African Republic
France, the US and the UK put a hold on a request from Central African Republic for UN Security Council approval of weapons shipments from China
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14 June
First UK troops arrive in Africa to support France’s Barkhane mission in the Sahel
The first troops from a 100-member British contingent that will include three Chinook helicopters and will work with French counter-terrorism forces in the Sahel have arrived, the French military said
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14 June
Could mining offer a ‘third way’ for Nigeria to cool a simmering conflict?
The development of mining in Nigeria’s Benue state could give herders and farmers a ‘third way’ to make a livelihood and reduce conflict
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14 June
Suspected cattle thieves kill 10 people in northern Nigeria
At least 10 people were killed in raids by suspected cattle thieves on four remote villages in northern Nigeria, police said, in the latest violence to hit the region
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13 June
€10.5 billion EU peace fund could pay for weapons for Sahel countries
The EU wants to pay for military equipment, including lethal weaponry, for partner countries in crisis zones such as Africa's Sahel region as part of a €10.5 billion European Peace Facility
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13 June
10 suspected militants ‘neutralized’ in central Mali, defense minister says
Ten militants were "neutralized" and weapons and explosive devices recovered in the Mopti region after clashes with the military, Mali's defense minister said
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