Africa
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May- 2023 -5 May
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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3 May
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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3 May
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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2 May
IS-Linked Rebels Kill 6 in DR Congo’s Troubled East: Locals
Rebels linked to the Islamic State group attacked a village in DR Congo's volatile east killing at least six people, local authorities said.
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1 May
UN Says More Than 800,000 Could Flee Fighting in Sudan
The fighting raging in Sudan could spur more than 800,000 people to flee into neighboring countries, the United Nations warned.
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1 May
UN Says Sudan Near ‘Breaking Point’ as Battles Flare Despite Truce
Gun battles and explosions again rocked Sudan's capital despite the latest truce formally agreed between the warring parties.
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1 May
Togo’s President Says 140 People Killed in Jihadist ‘War’
Around 40 soldiers and 100 civilians have been killed in a jihadist "war" in northern Togo, President Faure Gnassingbe said.
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Apr- 2023 -27 April
Heavy Air Strikes in Khartoum as Sudan Truce Extended
A Sudanese war crimes suspect, part of the Islamist regime ousted in 2019, has escaped jail as heavy battles rocked the country, heightening fears for a fragile ceasefire.
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27 April
Mali Receives Military Equipment Shipment From China
Mali has received a rare delivery of military materiel from China, "exclusively acquired on the military budget," the country's defense minister said.
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25 April
Al-Qaeda Group Claims Deadly Mali Attacks
An Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the center of Mali, saying dozens of soldiers and Russian "mercenaries" were killed or wounded.
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