Africa
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Aug- 2023 -23 August
Sudan Paramilitaries Press Assault on Key Army Base
Sudanese paramilitaries fought the regular army in Khartoum as they targeted a key military base in the south of the capital for the fourth consecutive day, witnesses said.
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22 August
African Union Suspends Niger Over Coup as 12 Troops Die in New Attack
The AU said it was suspending Niger but called for a report into the implications of a military operation to restore its president.
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21 August
Five Burkina Faso Police Officers, 40 ‘Terrorists’ Die in Clashes
Five Burkinabe police officers have died in an attack in the center-east of Burkina Faso, with at least 40 of the attackers "neutralized" when the authorities launched a counter-attack, the army said.
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20 August
W.African Delegation Arrives in Coup-Hit Niger
A delegation from West African bloc ECOWAS arrived in Niger for talks with the military officers who have seized power.
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18 August
Tunisian Air Force Receives Final T-6C Texan II Trainer Aircraft
Textron Aviation Defense has delivered the final Beechcraft T-6C Texan II turboprop military trainer aircraft to the Tunisian Air Force..
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18 August
W.Africa Military Chiefs Prepare Possible Niger Mission
West African military chiefs held a second day of talks, preparing for a possible armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
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18 August
Fears for Displaced as Sudan War Spreads in Darfur: Witnesses
Fighting between two rival generals has spread to two cities in Sudan, witnesses said, raising concerns for hundreds of thousands who have fled violence in the Darfur region.
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17 August
Calls Mount in DR Congo to Scrap Emergency Measures in East
Political figures and members of DR Congo's civil society called for the authorities to scrap emergency measures in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
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17 August
Truce Holds in Libya After Clashes Kill 55
Tripoli's worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media reported, after a truce took hold in the capital and air traffic resumed.
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16 August
Seventeen Troops Killed in New Niger Attack
Seventeen troops died in a jihadist ambush in Niger, in a reminder of the nation's deep security crisis as its military rulers face off against neighbors determined to reverse last month's coup.
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