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Apr- 2022 -

12 April

Nigerien soldiers stand guard outside Diffa airport

Dozens Dead After Gunmen Ransack Central Nigerian Villages

Gunmen raided and ransacked a group of villages in central Nigeria, in one of the worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs.

12 April

Ecuadorian Army soldiers utilize new demining equipment in the field

Joe Saballa

Ecuador Receives New Mine-Clearing Equipment From US

The US military has transferred more than $1.3 million in demining equipment to Ecuador to help clear land mines in the south.

11 April

Staff Writer With AFP

30 Killed in Two Days of Attacks in DR Congo: Red Cross

More than 30 people were killed in attacks by suspected jihadist forces in northeast DR Congo's troubled Ituri province, the local Red Cross said.

11 April

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Halting Military Training in Mali but Staying in Sahel

The EU decided to halt its military training missions in Mali but will keep a presence in the Sahel, the bloc's top diplomat said on Monday.

6 April

Democratic Republic of Congo army soldiers sit at the back of a pick-up truck as they head towards the Mbuzi hilltop

Staff Writer With AFP

Fresh Clashes Between Army, M23 Rebels in DR Congo’s East

Fresh fighting erupted in DR Congo's troubled east between army troops and the M23 rebel group after a week of relative calm.

3 April

Staff Writer With AFP

20 Killed in Attack on Burkina Faso Gold Mine: Locals

About 20 civilians were killed in a night attack on a gold mine in Burkina Faso's restive north, local sources said Saturday.

3 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Says 203 Killed in Military Operation in Center

Mali's army said that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the center of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn country.

1 April

South Sudanese government soldiers sit in a pick-up truck at the military base in Malakal, northern South Sudan, on October 16, 2016.

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan’s Darfur Clashes Kill 45: Officials

Heavy clashes between rival groups in Sudan's Darfur have left some 45 people killed.

Mar- 2022 -

31 March

File photo of Al Shabaab fighters Somalia

Staff Writer With AFP

UN Security Council Votes for New Somalia Peacekeeping Force

The UN Security Council unanimously for a new African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, where Al-Shabaab insurgents have been seeking to overthrow the fragile government for more than a decade.

31 March