Africa
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Feb- 2018 -21 February
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed four fighters on February 19, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.
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19 February
Nigerian Air Force inducts Tsaigumi, first operational indigenous ISR drone
The Nigerian Air Force on February 15 inducted Tsaigumi, its first operational indigenous Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle.
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12 February
70 children released by South Sudan armed groups remain in interim care center
Most of 300 children released by armed groups in South Sudan on Wednesday have been reunited with their families.
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5 February
Boko Haram kills two as military says group ‘defeated’
Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and killed two people, a local resident and a security source said as the military maintained the group had been defeated
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Jan- 2018 -29 January
Boko Haram attacks in Niger kill fewer people because they’ve already fled
The number of civilian deaths at hands of Boko Haram fell in Niger last year, but the statistics do not reflect the situation on the ground.
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27 January
14 Malian soldiers killed in attack on Soumpi camp
Fourteen soldiers were killed and 18 wounded on Saturday in an attack on their camp in Mali's restive north, the army said.
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19 January
DR Congo soldier killed, general ambushed in troubled eastern region
A general commanding operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was ambushed as rebels launched attacks in the troubled region
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19 January
US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 4, Africom says
A US airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed four militants, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said
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19 January
At least 5 Nigerien troops killed in Boko Haram attack
At least 5 Niger soldiers were killed and a dozen others wounded in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants in the country's southeast
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18 January
UK announces deployment of additional Chinook helicopters to Mali ahead of Macron visit
The UK will send three additional Chinook helicopters to Mali for French counter-terrorism operations, the UK government said
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