Africa

Nearly 22,000 people missing in decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria

Nearly 22,000 people, mostly children, are missing as a result of the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the ICRC said

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Nigeria: Islamic State claims ‘tens’ of military casualties in 2 Borno attacks

An ISWAP ambush near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad area of Borno state killed "several" Nigerian soldiers, although an AFP source spoke of "huge" casualties

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Burkina Faso police killed in Soum ambush

Six police officers were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in the Soum region prone to jihadist violence, security sources said

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South Sudan rebel leader Machar visits Juba in peace deal push

South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba for the first time in a year to meet President Salva Kiir and try salvage a stalled peace agreement

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Dozens killed in IED and gun attacks in northern Burkina Faso

Dozens of people were killed and six injured in IED and gun attacks on vehicles in northern Burkina Faso

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Nigeria soldier killed in Kamuya convoy ambush

At least one soldier was killed and three others injured when insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's Borno state

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Denmark plans to boost military contributions to Syria, the Sahel and NATO

Denmark plans to increase military contributions to missions around the world, including in the Sahel, Syria, Lithuania and Estonia

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Mali: Former rebels and militia fighters abducted from bus in Mopti region

Armed men abducted 22 members of a Mali military unit comprising CMA ex-rebels and former members of the Platforme of armed pro-government groups

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Burkina Faso soldier killed in Soum ambush

One Burkina Faso soldier and five assailants were killed in an ambush on an army patrol in Diomsogui in Soum province in the Sahel region

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ISIS claims Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack

ISIS claimed ISWAP fighters killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajiram in the Lake Chad area of Borno state

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