Africa
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Jul- 2018 -23 July
Suicide bomber targets mosque in northeast Nigeria, killing eight
Eight people were killed at a mosque in northeast Nigeria when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, a civilian militia member and a local resident said
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20 July
Declassified document shows Iran, Iraq and Libya could have South African chemical weapons
Declassified US documents released this week to mark Nelson Mandela's death suggest South Africa sold chemical weapons to Iran
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20 July
Cameroon arrests soldiers accused of executing women and children
Four Cameroonian soldiers suspected of shooting dead four women and children have been arrested, according to reports
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19 July
Boko Haram ambushes Nigerian military convoy, killing six traders
Boko Haram fighters killed six traders when they ambushed a convoy of lorries under military escort in northeast Nigeria
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17 July
UN ‘deeply concerned’ about rising intercommunal violence in Mali, OHCHR says
The UN said it was "deeply concerned" about a surge in intercommunal violence in Mali that has killed hundreds of people since the start of the year
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9 July
Nigerian Army releases 183 children cleared of Boko Haram ties
Nigeria's armed forces released 183 children from administrative custody after clearing them of ties to Boko Haram insurgents
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9 July
A new African giant: detente with Eritrea boosts Ethiopia’s grand plan for strategic realignment
The peace deal with Eritrea is part of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s plan to change the country’s strategic posture
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4 July
Nigeria police find bodies of 41 people suspected killed by vigilantes
Nigeria police found the bodies of 41 men with their throats cut in Zamfara state in an area notorious as a hideout for criminal gangs
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1 July
Mali: French forces targeted in Gao attack
Forces deployed to France's Sahel Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in Mali were attacked in Gao
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Jun- 2018 -29 June
Mali headquarters of G5 Sahel joint force attacked
An attack was reported on the headquarters of the G5 Sahel Joint Force in Sevare in the Mopti region of Mali
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