Africa
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Jun- 2024 -21 June
Nigeria Announces ‘Overambitious’ Plan to Buy 50 Military Aircraft
Nigeria has announced plans to further boost its counter-terrorism capabilities by procuring 50 new military aircraft.
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20 June
Sudan One of World’s ‘Worst Crises’ in Decades: Medical Charity
The ongoing civil war in Sudan has provoked one of the world's worst humanitarian crises in decades, the international chief of the medical charity Doctors Without Borders said.
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17 June
3 Killed, UN Peacekeeper Wounded in East DR Congo: Sources
A Romanian "mercenary" and two Congolese soldiers were killed and a UN peacekeeper wounded in three separate incidents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, several sources said.
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14 June
Islamic State-Linked Rebels in East DR Congo Kill Dozens: Local Authorities
An attack blamed on Islamic State-linked rebels has left dozens of people dead in eastern DR Congo's Beni region, local authorities said.
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11 June
Nigeria Gunmen Kill 26, Kidnap Dozens
Gunmen from criminal gangs killed 26 people, including four policemen, and kidnapped dozens more in a raid on a northwestern Nigerian village.
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11 June
Nigerian Army to Receive More Tactical Vehicles for Counter-Terrorism Ops
The Nigerian Army will soon receive an additional fleet of tactical armored vehicles to boost its capability in combating various security challenges.
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10 June
Armed Conflicts in 2023 Highest Since End of WWII: Study
More armed conflicts took place worldwide in 2023 than any other year since the end of the Second World War, according to a Norwegian study.
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10 June
Somalia Says 5 Soldiers Killed in Battle That Killed 50 Jihadists
Somalia's government said five soldiers died in a battle in which they killed nearly 50 fighters from the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab.
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7 June
Sudan Activists Say About ‘40 Dead’ in Shelling Near Khartoum
Pro-democracy activists in Sudan reported about 40 people were killed in "violent artillery fire" carried out by paramilitary forces near Khartoum.
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6 June
Sudan Committee Says ‘Up to 100’ Killed in Village Attack
A paramilitary attack on a central Sudan village has killed "up to 100" people, a local pro-democracy activists' committee said.
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