Africa
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Sep- 2023 -20 September
Burkina Approves Law for Sending Troops to Post-Coup Niger
Burkina Faso's transitional legislature approved a law authorizing the dispatch of troops to neighboring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup.
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18 September
Ethiopia Conflict at a ‘National Scale’: UN Experts
Serious violations are still being committed in Ethiopia despite a peace deal in the north, UN rights experts said.
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18 September
Armed Men Seize Two Army Camps in Northern Mali: Officials
Armed men took over two military camps in northern Mali, two officials said, with a spokesman for an alliance of predominantly Tuareg armed groups claiming the attack.
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17 September
Central Khartoum in Flames as War Rages Across Sudan
Flames gripped the Sudanese capital and paramilitary forces attacked the army headquarters for the second day in a row.
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16 September
Mali, Niger, Burkina Sign Mutual Defense Pact
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger signed a mutual defense pact, ministerial delegations from the three Sahel countries announced.
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16 September
Macron Says Ambassador to Niger ‘Literally Held Hostage’
President Emmanuel Macron said France's envoy to Niger is living like a hostage in the French embassy.
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15 September
Burkina Faso Attack Kills Eight Civilians
Suspected jihadists have attacked a camp for internally displaced people in northern Burkina Faso, leaving eight dead.
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15 September
US Military Resumes Surveillance Flights Over Niger
The US has resumed surveillance flights over Niger that were halted in the wake of the military takeover there but other activities remain paused.
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13 September
At Least 40 Killed in Darfur as Sudan Army Chief Visits Turkey
At least 40 civilians were killed in an air raid on war-torn Sudan's western region of Darfur, according to a medical source.
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12 September
Armed Groups in Northern Mali Claim Capture of Key Town
Armed groups from northern Mali claimed to have captured the key town of Bourem, situated between the ancient cities of Gao and Timbuktu.
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