Africa
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Mar- 2022 -9 March
Gunmen in Northwest Nigeria Kill 19 Security Personnel
Gunmen have killed 19 security personnel, including 13 soldiers, in an assault in the northwest Nigerian state of Kebbi.
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9 March
UN Chief Recommends AU Maintain Somalia Troop Levels Until 2023
UN Secretary-General recommended that the African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia maintain its staffing level through the end of the year.
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8 March
More Than 300 Civilians Killed in Three Months of Ethiopia Airstrikes: UN
Airstrikes have killed at least 304 civilians since late November in Ethiopia's war-torn north.
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7 March
French Army Says Senior AQIM Leader Djouadi Killed in Mali
France's army said that its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed Yahia Djouadi, a "senior leader" of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb responsible for finance and logistics.
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1 March
UN Says 440 Civilians Killed in South Sudan Clashes
At least 440 civilians died in brutal fighting between rival factions in southwestern South Sudan over just a few months last year.
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Feb- 2022 -28 February
Nigeria Jihadists Kill 27 People in Four Attacks
Jihadists in northeast Nigeria have killed 27 people in four separate attacks.
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25 February
Five MSF Workers Kidnapped in Cameroon: Local Official, MSF
Five workers with the French medical charity MSF have been kidnapped in Cameroon's Far North.
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25 February
C.Africa Releases French Peacekeepers After UN Outcry
The Central African Republic released four French soldiers in the United Nations' peacekeeping force in the CAR.
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24 February
Senegal Receives 1,250 M4A1 Rifles From US
The Senegal military has taken delivery of M4A1 rifles from the US Army Security Assistance Command under a foreign military sales contract.
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24 February
Jihadists Kill Five Soldiers in Lake Chad Region
Five Chadian soldiers have been killed by jihadists in the Lake Chad region.
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