Africa
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Jul- 2023 -27 July
Niger Soldiers Claim to Have Overthrown President
Soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's government following an apparent coup when members of the Presidential Guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum.
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25 July
16 Killed as Homes Hit in Khartoum Air, Artillery Strikes
Air strikes and artillery barrages from Sudan's warring generals killed at least 16 people in a Khartoum neighborhood.
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25 July
Al-Shabaab Suicide Bomber Kills 20 Soldiers in Somalia
A suicide bomber struck a military training camp in the Somalian capital Mogadishu, killing at least 20 soldiers, officials said.
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24 July
Congolese Soldier Guns Down 13 Civilians, Mainly Children
A distraught Congolese soldier shot dead at least 13 civilians, most of them children, in a village in the northeast of the conflict-plagued country.
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23 July
Rockets, Shells Kill 20 Sudan Civilians: Lawyers, Medics
At least 20 Sudanese civilians have been killed by rocket fire on residential areas of one of Darfur's main cities.
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21 July
South Africa Launches New Springbuck Weapons Carrier Vehicle
South African defense firm DCD Protected Mobility has introduced a new variant of its famed Springbuck armored vehicle.
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21 July
UN Chief Eyes Reforms to Peacekeeping Operations
UN Secretary-General Guterres called for a "serious, broad-based reflection" on reforming the global body's peacekeeping operations, highlighting persistent "limitations" to their success.
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20 July
Nigeria Army Reinforces Security in Troubled Central State
Nigeria's military has sent reinforcements to calm tensions in a troubled northern central state, where at least 300 people have been killed.
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20 July
Nine Killed in East DR Congo Bomb Blast
At least nine people have been killed and 16 injured after an explosive device accidentally detonated in a field in conflict-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said.
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19 July
Two Held in Joint Morocco-Spain Anti-Jihadist Operation
Police in Morocco and Spain arrest two people in a joint operation by both countries' security services targeting "terrorists."
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