Africa

Six Troops Killed in Rare West Mali Attack: Local Sources

Six Malian soldiers have been killed and nine wounded after a rare attack in the country's west, police and local sources said.

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Niger Says It Has Picked Up 1,400 Boko Haram Followers

Nearly 1,400 followers of Nigeria's notorious Boko Haram jihadist group have been intercepted fleeing into Niger.

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Southern African Troops to Deploy Against Rebels in East DR Congo

Southern African countries agreed to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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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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