Africa • Page 244 of 293 • The Defense Post

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25 April

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Mozambique court jails 37 over Cabo Delgado violence

A Mozambique court has sentenced 37 people to prison for involvement in violent attacks in the volatile northern Cabo Delgado province

25 April

A-29 Super Tucanos arrive in Afghanistan

Fergus Kelly

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Nigeria A-29 Super Tucanos to be based at Kainji in Niger state

Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos look set to be based at Kainji, and the service says it expects the aircraft to be inducted in 2020

24 April

UN MONUSCO peacekeeper in Democratic Republic of Congo

Staff Writer With AFP

UN’s DR Congo mission faces budget cuts but military component unaffected

The UN mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the biggest peacekeeping operations, will be scaled back because of budget pressure

23 April

Staff Writer With AFP

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Morocco arrests ‘ISIS supporters’ suspected of planning ‘terrorist acts’

Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) said it had arrested seven people in Sale suspected to be jihadists with links to Islamic State

21 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali soldiers killed in attack on Guiré in the central Koulikoro region

At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in Guiré in the Koulikoro region in the center of the country

20 April

Fergus Kelly

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UN peacekeeper killed in IED attack on convoy in central Mali

A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy between Douentza and Boni in the Mopti region

19 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Boko Haram kills 11 in overnight attack in Cameroon’s Far North

Boko Haram fighters have killed 11 civilians in an overnight attack in Cameroon's troubled Far North Region

19 April

Staff Writer With AFP

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Mali government resigns as anger mounts over Ogossagou massacre

Mali's prime minister and his government resigned following criticism over violence in the centre of the country and a massacre of 160 people in March

18 April