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16 January

An explosion and gunfire were reported at the Ducit hotel and office complex at 14 Riverside in the Westlands area of Kenya's capital Nairobi

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Kenya: Nairobi attackers ‘eliminated’ after 20-hour siege, 21 killed

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the attackers who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege that left at least 14 dead

15 January

Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State

Robert Postings

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Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 1 – an upsurge in attacks

Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the recent upsurge in Islamic State West Africa province attacks in northeastern Nigeria

15 January

Andrew Kennedy

Kenya: Explosion and gunfire reported at Nairobi hotel and office complex

Gunfire and at least one explosion have been reported at a hotel and office complex in the Westlands neighborhood of the Kenyan capital Nairobi

15 January

Staff Writer With AFP

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Boko Haram militants overrun Rann near Nigeria border with Cameroon

Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, setting fire to shelters for those made homeless by the conflict

14 January

Staff Writer With AFP

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Mozambique: Islamist militants suspected in Cabo Delgado killings

Militant Islamists are suspected to have killed 12 people in the Cabo Delgado region of northern Mozambique as they shift attacks to vehicles

12 January

Staff Writer With AFP

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‘Terrorist’ attack in Gasseliki in northern Burkina Faso kills 12

Twelve people were killed and two injured in a terrorist attack in Gasseliki in Burkina Faso's northern Soum province, the security ministry said

11 January

Burkina Faso Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Moise Miningou

Staff Writer With AFP

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Burkina Faso appoints new armed forces chief as militant attacks continue

Burkina Faso's armed forces chief Oumarou Sadou was replaced by Moise Miningou as the military struggles to put a stop to terrorist attacks

10 January

Fergus Kelly

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Portugal paratroops in five-hour firefight with UPC militia in Central African Republic

Portuguese peacekeepers battled for five hours to restore order after militants killed two police officers in the Central African Republic town of Bambari

10 January