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Feb- 2019 -5 February
Central African peace deal initialed, but contents still unpublished
The government of the Central African Republic and 14 armed groups took a further step towards signing a new peace accord
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5 February
ISIS ambush in southwest Egypt injures 4 police officers
Four Egyptian policeman were injured in an ambush in the southwest of the country, a security source said, in an attack claimed by ISIS
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5 February
Boko Haram ‘kill six’ in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa and Borno states
Boko Haram in Nigeria killed six people in a series of attacks in Adamawa and Borno states while the military targeted insurgents in Mallam Fatori and Arege
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5 February
Burkina Faso: 14 civilians killed in attack in Yatenta near Mali border
The attack in the town of Kain in the Yatenta province bordering Mali, is one of the most serious recorded in Burkina Faso and came on the eve of a G5 Sahel summit
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4 February
US gives control center to Niger for Boko Haram operations
The US turned over a communications and operations center to the Niger army to help the African nation battle Boko Haram
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4 February
Jordan to hold new talks on Yemen prisoner swap deal
Yemeni government delegates and Houthi rebels will reconvene in Jordan for a new round of talks to thrash out a deal on a prisoner exchange
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4 February
French Mirage 2000 jets strike vehicles that entered Chad from Libya
French Mirage 2000 fighter jets carried out air strikes to halt an armed group that entered northern Chad from Libya in a column of 40 pickups
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4 February
‘Strong’ explosion at busy market in Somalia capital, police say
A powerful blast rocked a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which is regularly targeted by Al-Shabaab, police said
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2 February
Roadside bomb kills one, injures four in Manbij, Syria
A roadside bomb struck a minibus carrying teachers in Manbij in northern Syria, killing one and injuring four others
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2 February
Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo
A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral bombing in Jolo
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