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11 January

File photo of Al Shabaab fighters Somalia

UN Says Helo ‘Crash Landed’ in Somalia, Reports Hostages Taken by Al-Shabaab

The UN said one of its helicopters "crash landed" in Somalia and some passengers were reportedly taken hostage by the militant group Al-Shabaab.

5 January

A Mil Mi-28 helicopter is seen hovering on the clear blue sky. On its gray-green hull, the number "03" is painted in yellow, as well as two red stars and the unit name "RF-93275" in white. Some characters on the Russian alphabet are also painted in black.

Juster Domingo

Ugandan Air Force Helicopter Crash Kills Three

A Ugandan military helicopter crashed in Nyamisingiri village in western Uganda, claiming the lives of three people.

3 January

Nigerian troops patrolling the streets in the northeast town of Baga, Borno State, Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Kill 15 in Nigeria New Year Attacks: Residents

Jihadists have killed at least 15 people in New Year's Day attacks on two villages near the town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria's Borno State, residents said.

3 January

An independence monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the disputed region, in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

Staff Writer With AFP

Somalia Rejects Ethiopia-Somaliland Deal as ‘Aggression’

Somalia vowed to defend its territory after a controversial deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway state of Somaliland that it branded an "aggression."

2 January

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Mission Ends Decade of Deployment in Mali

The UN mission in Mali ended a decade of deployment in the crisis-wracked country, meeting a December 31 deadline agreed after Mali's military leaders ordered it to leave.

2 January

A military personnel stands outside the headquarters of the country's defence forces in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.

Staff Writer With AFP

‘Dozens’ Dead in Week of Burkina Attacks: Security Sources

At least four suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso have killed dozens of soldiers and civilians in a week, security and local sources said.

Dec- 2023 -

28 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Civilians Rush for Arms as Paramilitaries Advance

The advance of Sudanese paramilitaries intensifies calls on civilians to carry arms, raising specter of conflict turning into a civil war.

28 December

Nigerian soldiers patrolling Borno state near a former Boko Haram camp

Staff Writer With AFP

Toll Rises in Central Nigeria Attacks to 198: Authorities

The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in central Nigeria has climbed to almost 200, local authorities said, as survivors began to bury the dead.

27 December