Africa
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May- 2023 -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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24 April
Blinken Says Sudan Rivals Agree to 72-Hour Ceasefire
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sudan's warring generals had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire.
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24 April
Mali Army Conducts Operations in North and Center
Mali's army said it had arrested "12 terrorists" in the troubled northeast, where militants affiliated with IS have widened their control, but Tuareg ex-rebels claimed the fighters were theirs.
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23 April
60 Killed in Burkina Faso ‘By Men in Army Uniform’
About 60 civilians were killed in a village in northern Burkina Faso by men wearing military uniforms, the local prosecutor said.
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19 April
24 Killed in Two Attacks in Burkina Faso: Security Sources
At least 24 people including civilian defense volunteers were killed in two attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said.
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