Africa

Sudan Paramilitary Drone Attack Kills 38 People: Activists

A drone attack by Sudanese paramilitaries has killed at least 38 people in the western Darfur region, local activists said, revising earlier death tolls.

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Eastern DR Congo Peace Talks Fail, Angola Summit Cancelled

A summit between the DR Congo and Rwanda was abruptly cancelled after the latest round of talks to end fighting in the eastern DRC deadlocked.

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Niger Ministry Says 39 Killed in Attacks Near Burkina Faso

Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, Niamey's defense ministry said Saturday.

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Nine Dead in Attack on Sudan Hospital: WHO

An attack on the main hospital in the western Sudanese town of El-Fasher has killed nine people and wounded 20, the head of the World Health Organization said, forcing the facility to halt operations.

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10 Niger Soldiers Killed in ‘Terrorist Attack’ Near Burkina Faso: Army

Ten soldiers were killed and another seven wounded in a "terrorist attack" in western Niger near the border with Burkina Faso, the army said in its operational bulletin on Wednesday.

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Boko Haram Kill 14 Nigerian Fishermen in Niger: Militia

Boko Haram fighters have killed 14 Nigerian fishermen in neighboring Niger, an anti-jihadist militia that operates alongside Nigeria's military told AFP Tuesday.

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At Least 176 Killed in Two Days of Sudan Battles

At least 176 people were killed in two days of army and paramilitary strikes across Sudan, according to an AFP tally of tolls provided by officials, activists and lawyers on Tuesday.

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Somalia Accuses Ethiopia of ‘Interference’

Somalia on Friday accused Ethiopia of interfering in its southern Jubaland region, the latest upset in a nearly year-long bitter dispute between the two nations.

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Burkina Faso Junta Chief Dissolves Government

Burkina Faso's ruling military leader on Friday dismissed the country's prime minister and dissolved the government, according to a presidential decree transmitted to AFP.

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Clashes Escalate in East DR Congo Despite Ceasefire

Fighting has intensified over the last four days between Rwanda-backed rebels and the Congolese army in eastern DR Congo despite a ceasefire.

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