Africa

Air Strikes Rock Sudan as Truce Talks Yield No Breakthrough

Air strikes again shook Sudan's capital while the latest truce talks in Jeddah yielded no progress.

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Blast Targeting UN Convoy Wounds 7 Peacekeepers in Mali

Seven UN peacekeepers were wounded in central Mali when a roadside bomb exploded under their convoy, the UN force in the West African country said.

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Suspected Jihadists Kill Seven, Kidnap 22 in Nigeria

Seven people have been killed and 22 others kidnapped by jihadists in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno State.

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Sudan Warring Sides to Start Talks Amid Persistent Fighting

Air strikes battered Sudan's capital, hours before the warring parties are to meet in Saudi Arabia for their first direct talks.

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Thirteen Die in Attack on DR Congo Displacement Camp

At least 13 people were killed in a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said.

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Japan Vows to Help Mozambique Fight ‘Terrorism’

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that Tokyo would help Mozambique counter Islamist insurgents in the restive north.

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Nigeria Opens Operations Support Facilities for A-29 Super Tucano Fleet

The US Air Force has finished constructing support facilities for the Nigerian Air Force’s A-29 Super Tucanos at Kainji Air Base.

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Seven South Sudanese Peace Delegates Killed in Attack: NGO

Seven South Sudanese delegates who attended a peace conference in the country's southeast were killed, a Norwegian humanitarian organization said.

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Germany to Pull Troops Out of Mali by May 2024

The German government has decided to end its participation in the UN mission in Mali by next May over problems with the ruling junta.

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Amnesty Accuses Burkina Army of Village Massacre

Amnesty International said Burkina Faso's army was responsible for a village massacre last month, putting the death toll at 147.

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