War
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Jan- 2019 -10 January
Nigeria troops return to Baga after ISWA attacks force thousands to flee
Nigerian troops were back in the Lake Chad town of Baga after Boko Haram attacks forced tens of thousands to flee
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10 January
Houthi drone kills troops loyal to Yemen government at Al-Anad airbase in Lahij
A Houthi rebel drone attack on Al-Anad, Yemen's largest airbase, killed several loyalist soldiers in Lahij province
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9 January
ADF attack in Beni kills 10, DR Congo army says
Seven civilians and three soldiers were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo when a militia attacked a military post in the Beni region
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9 January
Nigeria: More than 30,000 people flee Baga violence
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Baga, northeast Nigeria, after an increase in Boko Haram violence, the UN said
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9 January
Central African government to meet armed groups in Khartoum for peace talks
The African Union said that long-awaited peace talks between the Central African Republic and militia groups would take place in Khartoum
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9 January
YPG and SDF capture 13 ISIS foreign fighters in one week
The YPG said it captured eight foreign ISIS fighters during the battle to recapture the Syrian town of Hajin in the eastern Deir Ezzor province from the group
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9 January
Kazakhstan evacuates 30 children of ISIS fighters from Syria
Kazakhstan said dozens of its citizens, including children, had been evacuated from Syria after being held "hostage" in the country
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9 January
UN Security Council to meet over Yemen observer mission
The UN Security Council will discuss a proposal for a new observer mission to Yemen to monitor a ceasefire and oversee a pullback of forces
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8 January
African Union and UN relaunch Central African Republic peace talks
Senior African Union and the United Nations officials arrived in the Central African Republic in a bid to revive a peace process in the troubled country
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8 January
Boko Haram factions attack Sajeri and Auno as Buhari acknowledges setbacks
At least three people were killed in two attacks by both factions of Boko Haram as Nigeria's president acknowledged setbacks in the fight against the nine-year insurgency.
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