Africa
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May- 2018 -31 May
China participates in West Africa ‘Eku Kugbe’ naval exercise for the first time
China sent its guided-missile frigate Yancheng to Lagos for a multinational naval exercise in the Gulf of Guinea, the first time it has participated in the Nigerian-led maritime conference
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30 May
UN Secretary-General Guterres vows to pursue support for G5 Sahel anti-terror force
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres vowed to pursue support for the G5 Sahel anti-terror force during a visit to the mission headquarters in Mali
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29 May
Mozambique Islamists suspected in ‘hideous’ beheading of 10 people, including children
Ten people were beheaded in a village in northern Mozambique, police said on Tuesday, as local sources blamed the attack on Islamists.
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29 May
32 dead after Menka motel firefight in Anglophone Cameroon, government says
The death toll after a military and police operation in an English-speaking region of Cameroon shaken by an armed separatist campaign stands at 32, including five "hostages"
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24 May
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 10 militants, Africom says
U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in Somalia, killing 10 militants associated with al-Shabaab, the Somali-led affiliate of al-Qaeda, U.S. Africa Command said
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22 May
Central African Republic: UN will “use all the means at its disposal to restore security” in Bambari
The U.N.'s military chief in Central African Republic said that peacekeepers will use any means necessary to restore security to Bambari, where clashes between armed groups last week left dozens of casualties
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21 May
Malian soldier injured, 12 civilians killed in Boulikessi market attack
At least 12 civilians were killed in northern Mali in an attack on a market that also involved the shooting of a Malian soldier, military sources said
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17 May
UN peacekeeper killed, 8 injured in attack on convoy near Alindao, Central African Republic
A Mauritanian peacekeeper was killed and eight others injured in an attack on a U.N. convoy south of Alindao in the Central African Republic, the U.N. mission said.
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17 May
Central African Republic: UN ‘restores control’ of Bambari, after 8 people killed
The UN Minusca mission in Central African Republic said it had retaken control of Bambari after institutions in the town were attacked in two days of violence and looting that left eight people dead
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17 May
UN operation to prevent militia moving toward Central African Republic capital continues
A U.N. Minusca Force spokesperson said that the operation to prevent militia from moving towards Bangui is ongoing, after French fighter jets conducted a show of force over the northern town of Kaga Bandoro
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