Africa • Page 39 of 237 • The Defense Post

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23 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Rockets, Shells Kill 20 Sudan Civilians: Lawyers, Medics

At least 20 Sudanese civilians have been killed by rocket fire on residential areas of one of Darfur's main cities.

21 July

Joe Saballa

South Africa Launches New Springbuck Weapons Carrier Vehicle

South African defense firm DCD Protected Mobility has introduced a new variant of its famed Springbuck armored vehicle.

21 July

UN MONUSCO peacekeeper in Democratic Republic of Congo

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Chief Eyes Reforms to Peacekeeping Operations

UN Secretary-General Guterres called for a "serious, broad-based reflection" on reforming the global body's peacekeeping operations, highlighting persistent "limitations" to their success.

20 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria Army Reinforces Security in Troubled Central State

Nigeria's military has sent reinforcements to calm tensions in a troubled northern central state, where at least 300 people have been killed.

20 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Nine Killed in East DR Congo Bomb Blast

At least nine people have been killed and 16 injured after an explosive device accidentally detonated in a field in conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said.

19 July

Spanish Guardia Civil watch as would-be immigrants from Africa sit atop a fence after scrambling over two other border barriers on Spain’s tiny north African territory of Melilla

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Two Held in Joint Morocco-Spain Anti-Jihadist Operation

Police in Morocco and Spain arrest two people in a joint operation by both countries' security services targeting "terrorists."

19 July

Staff Writer With AFP

West Africa Leaders Review Security After UN Mali Mission Ends

Several West African leaders met in Nigeria to discuss how to manage security at the end of a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali and push for a return to democracy after a series of coups.

18 July