Sahel
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Feb- 2021 -10 FebruaryAfrica
20 Peacekeepers Wounded in Mali Attack: UN
Around 20 United Nations peacekeepers were wounded in an attack on their base in central Mali on Wednesday, a UN spokesperson said, offering a provisional toll.
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5 FebruaryAfrica
Burkina Faso Premier Floats Idea of Talks With Jihadists
Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Dabire floated the idea of negotiations with jihadist groups, an idea rejected until now by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
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Jan- 2021 -27 JanuaryAfrica
100 Jihadists Killed in French-Malian Offensive
A hundred jihadists were killed this month in a joint Franco-Malian offensive in the West African country's lawless center, the Malian army said Tuesday.
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25 JanuaryAfrica
Suspected Jihadists Kill Six Mali Soldiers in Twin Attacks
Twin attacks on the army in Mali killed six soldiers, while some 30 suspected jihadists were also left dead in a fightback with help from French troops.
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22 JanuaryAfrica
Missing Catholic Priest Found Dead in Burkina Faso
A priest missing since Tuesday in Burkina Faso's jihadist-plagued southwest has been found dead, security and local sources said Thursday.
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20 JanuaryAfrica
Catholic Priest Missing in Jihadist-Hit Burkina Faso
A priest has gone missing in southeastern Burkina Faso, triggering fears of a kidnapping in the Sahel state struggling with a five-year-old jihadist offensive.
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19 JanuaryTerrorism
Four Soldiers Killed by Roadside Bomb in Niger
Four soldiers were killed and eight others seriously injured by a roadside bomb in southeastern Niger, a region hit by jihadist attacks, the government said.
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11 JanuaryAfrica
How Qaeda-Friendly GSIM Became the Sahel’s Leading Jihadists
The Group to Support Islam and Muslims has emerged as the West's most formidable enemy in the Sahel, taking over from the Islamic State as the region's major threat.
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8 JanuaryAfrica
French Strike in Mali Targeted Jihadists, Says Bamako
Mali's government broke its silence in a controversy over a deadly attack, supporting France's assertion that its warplanes struck jihadists, while villagers say a wedding party was hit.
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6 JanuaryAfrica
After Eight Years of Mali Campaign, France Seeks Exit Strategy
Eight years after France sent troops to Mali to prevent jihadists from overrunning the country, it faces tough choices over how to keep pursuing Islamist extremists without becoming bogged down in a potentially unwinnable war.
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