War
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Feb- 2019 -9 February
Boko Haram kills three Nigeria troops in attack on Ngwom base near Maiduguri
Three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram militants raided a military base in in Ngwom near Maiduguri northeast Nigeria, security sources said
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8 February
DR Congo: Attack in southern Beni blamed on ADF kills 7
The death toll in a suspected militia attack in DR Congo has risen, after armed men attacked civilians and a military position in Beni
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8 February
Haftar’s Libyan National Army says it hit Chad rebels in new airstrikes
Forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar that they had carried out airstrikes against Chadian fighters in southern Libya
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8 February
Nigerian military battles Islamic State in Mallam Fatori, Borno state
Nigerian troops fought Boko Haram in Mallam Fatori near the Niger border, while ISIS claimed its fighters carried out attacks in the area
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8 February
Mozambique: 7 killed and cut to pieces in Cabo Delgado province
Seven men were killed and four women abducted in northern Mozambique in the latest violence to hit Cabo Delgado
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7 February
US cuts military aid to Cameroon over human rights concerns
The United States has cut defense assistance to Cameroon – including plans to supply armored vehicles – due to concerns over human rights violations
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7 February
UN calls on Yemen’s Houthis to allow access to critical Hodeidah grain silo
The UN aid chief urged Yemen's Houthi rebels to grant access to a food storage site in Hodeidah containing enough grain to feed millions of starving civilians
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7 February
Chad president Deby says rebel convoy ‘destroyed’ by 3 days of French airstrikes
Chadian President Idriss Deby said a column of rebels which had sought to cross into the country from Libya had been "destroyed" in a series of French airstrikes
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7 February
Ex-jihadists among 5,000 to sign up for Mali disarmament program
Some 5,000 fighters signed up to a disarmament program in Mali's conflict-plagued central region, including suspected ex-jihadists
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6 February
French Mirage 2000 jets again strike vehicles in northern Chad
French Mirage 2000 jets carried out fresh strikes against an armed convoy which crossed into Chad from Libya, after earlier strikes failed to halt its advance
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