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Five Killed in School in Troubled Anglophone Cameroon

Four students and a teacher were killed at a school in a western Cameroon region gripped by conflict, state TV said.

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Ivory Coast Seeks Regional Response to Jihadist Threat

Ivory Coast is beefing up military deployment on its northern border as it casts a worried eye on burgeoning jihadist violence in the region.

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Mozambique Launches New Force to Fight Islamist Unrest

Mozambique launched a special force of elite soldiers and police to combat an Islamist uprising that has threatened the country's lucrative natural gas projects.

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At Least 69 Dead in West Niger Jihadist Attack

At least 69 people, including a local mayor, have been killed in an attack in Niger's volatile "tri-border" zone with Burkina Faso and Mali, the interior ministry said on Thursday.

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Five Burkina Police Killed in Fresh Attack Near Mali

At least five police officers were killed in Burkina Faso on Sunday in an attack near the border with Mali, security forces said.

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Mali Govt. Denies Approving Jihadist Negotiations

Mali's government has denied that it plans to negotiate with jihadists, walking back an earlier statement from its religion ministry.

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Rare Jihadist Kidnapping in Southern Mali: Security Sources

Presumed jihadists have kidnapped five civilians in southern Mali, a rare abduction in an area that has been largely spared the violence.

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Regional Troops to Stay in Mozambique Indefinitely

Southern African troops have driven jihadists out of northern Mozambique but will stay in the country indefinitely to ensure the situation remains under control.

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Two Soldiers Killed by Bomb in Burkina Faso’s Southeast

Two soldiers were killed when their motorcycles ran over a homemade bomb in southeast Burkina Faso.

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Sixteen Soldiers Killed in Central Mali Attack

Sixteen soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in an attack in central Mali.

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