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May- 2019 -3 MayAfrica
US training program in Burkina Faso seeks to stabilize ‘core region’
The DC National Guard and Burkina Faso armed forces are working to stabilize the security situation through a comprehensive training partnership
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3 MayAfrica
Ogossagou massacre could be a crime against humanity, UN Mali mission says
The killing of at least 157 Fulani people in Ogossagou in central Mali by dozo traditional hunters was "planned, organised and coordinated," MINUSMA said
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Apr- 2019 -21 AprilAfrica
Mali soldiers killed in attack on Guiré in the central Koulikoro region
At least 10 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack in Guiré in the Koulikoro region in the center of the country
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20 AprilAfrica
UN peacekeeper killed in IED attack on convoy in central Mali
A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured in an improvised explosive device attack on a convoy between Douentza and Boni in the Mopti region
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19 AprilAfrica
Mali government resigns as anger mounts over Ogossagou massacre
Mali's prime minister and his government resigned following criticism over violence in the centre of the country and a massacre of 160 people in March
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15 AprilAfrica
Seven Chad soldiers, dozens of Boko Haram fighters killed in overnight attack
Boko Haram militants killed seven Chad soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight attack in Bohama in which 63 "terrorists" were also killed
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13 AprilWar
Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups
Extreme weather conditions from climate change are enabling insurgents to more-easily recruit and exert control on populations
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10 AprilAfrica
Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa
Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants
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10 AprilAfrica
France and Mali troops kill 30 militants in major counter-terrorism operation near Burkina Faso border
French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali's border with Burkina Faso
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9 AprilAfrica
Mali soldiers shoot civilians in Dioura after ‘surprise’ mortar test fire
Malian soldiers shot dead at least one villager and injured four others after an explosion they mistook for an attack in Dioura in the central Mopti region
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