Africa
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Feb- 2025 -27 FebruaryAfrica
EU Hands $52-Million Security Package to Ghana
The European Union on Wednesday handed over a 50-million-euro ($52-million) military package intended to bolster Ghanaian security forces, as West Africa faces mounting threats from armed groups and jihadists.
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24 FebruaryAfrica
Sudan Army Says Breaks Siege on Strategic Southern State Capital
The Sudanese army said Sunday it had broken a paramilitary siege on a key southern state capital, the latest in a series of military gains across the country.
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22 FebruaryAfrica
Sudan’s Heartland City Limps Back to Life After Army Recapture
In a bustling market in central Sudan, a vegetable seller arranges fresh cucumbers and tomatoes in neat piles as customers cautiously return.
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21 FebruaryAfrica
Burundi Forces Flee DR Congo as Conflict Sparks Refugee Wave
Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN warned the small Great Lakes nation was seeing its biggest influx of refugees from its conflict-riven neighbor in 25 years.
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20 FebruaryAfrica
France Returns Sole Military Base to Ivory Coast
France returned on Thursday its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking an end to decades of French presence at the site.
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19 FebruaryAfrica
UK Summons Rwandan Envoy Over M23 Advance in DR Congo
Britain's foreign ministry said it had summoned Rwanda's envoy to the UK to condemn advances made by the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the eastern DR Congo.
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19 FebruaryAfrica
Uganda Deploys Troops Against Anti-Govt Militias in East DR Congo
Uganda's army said it had deployed troops in the town of Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local militias.
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16 FebruaryAfrica
African Union Warns Against Territorial Break-Up of DR Congo
The African Union warned against the break-up of the DR Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country's east.
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14 FebruaryAfrica
UN Chief Says Flow of Weapons to Sudan ‘Must Stop’
UN called for an end to the influx of weapons fueling war in Sudan, as leaders gathered in Ethiopia to discuss the "unprecedented" crisis.
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13 FebruaryTerrorism
Scores of IS Fighters Killed in Northern Somalia: Security Forces
Security forces in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said they had killed scores of fighters linked to the Islamic State group in heavy fighting in the mountains.
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