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May- 2021 -18 MayAfrica
More Than 10,000 Flee Jihadist Attacks in Niger
More than 10,000 people have fled their homes in the west of Niger over the past two days, a UN agency said Monday, with local officials blaming jihadist attacks.
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13 MayAfrica
Five Villagers Killed in Niger Eid Attack
Five people were killed on Wednesday in an attack on a village in the western Tillaberi region of Niger, near the border with Mali.
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4 MayAfrica
‘30 Dead’ in Suspected Jihadist Attack in Eastern Burkina Faso
Suspected jihadists killed around 30 people in an attack Monday in eastern Burkina Faso, local and security sources said.
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3 MayAfrica
Niger Army Killed 24 ‘Suspected Terrorists:’ Government
Niger troops killed 24 "suspected terrorists" after they sought to escape after being captured in the west of the country, the government said Sunday.
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Apr- 2021 -28 AprilAfrica
26 Militants ‘Neutralized’ in French-Malian Army Operation
A military operation this week by Malian and French forces in war-torn central Mali eliminated 26 militants, the Sahel state's army said on Tuesday.
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27 AprilAfrica
Three Westerners Among Four Missing in Burkina Faso Attack
Four people, including three Europeans and a Burkinabe, were missing after an anti-poaching patrol was attacked in eastern Burkina Faso on Monday, security and local sources said.
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23 AprilAfrica
Germany to Expand Military Mission in War-Torn Mali
The German government has approved plans to expand the country’s military mission in Mali.
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21 AprilAfrica
Mali Soldiers ‘Killed, Mistreated, Disappeared’ Dozens of People: HRW
The armed forces of Mali are responsible for dozens of cases of killings, mistreatment, and disappearances during counterterrorism operations in the country’s central Mopti region, HRW said.
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19 AprilAfrica
Dozens Killed in Central Mali Jihadist-Hunter Clashes
About 40 people have been killed in recent clashes between jihadists and traditional hunters, the government of central Mali's Mopti region said Monday, with the fighting displacing around 1,000 people.
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19 AprilAfrica
Nineteen Civilians Killed in New West Niger Attack
Nineteen civilians were killed when armed men raided a village in west Niger close to the border with Mali, a local official said Sunday, in the latest bloodshed in the troubled region.
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