Sahel

Burkina Faso: More than 60 killed in ‘terrorist’ attacks and intercommunal reprisals in Arbinda

Sixty-two people were killed this week in terrorist attacks and subsequent intercommunal clashes in north Burkina Faso, a minister said

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Mali: UN peacekeeper injured in attack on Kidal MINUSMA base

A MINUSMA peacekeeper was reportedly injured in a rocket and gun attack on a United Nations base in Kidal, in the desert north of Mali

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UN Security Council requests options for Mali peacekeeping force overhaul

The UN Security Council agreed to discuss revamping the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, including a possible major drawdown

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French military doctor killed by explosive device in Mali’s Gourma

A French military doctor was killed when an improvised explosive device struck his armored vehicle in Mali's Gourma region near the Burkina Faso border

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Four Burkina Faso gendarmes killed in attack on base in Barani near Mali border

Four Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed in an attack on a base in the Boucle du Mahoun region near the Mali border

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Niger: Boko Haram suicide bomb and gun attack in Diffa region kills at least 10

At least 10 people were killed along with at least two suicide bombers in a coordinated Boko Haram attack in N'Guigmi in the Diffa region of eastern Niger

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Mali: 6 killed in attack on Dogon village of Ouadou

Six people were killed in attacks on villages of the Dogon ethnic community in central Mali, as the UN mission called for an end to the "spiral of violence"

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Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says

France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time

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Mali and Chad replace senior armed forces staff after deadly attacks

The governments of Mali and Chad have both replaced senior leaders in their armed forces after deadly attacks in both countries left more than 150 dead

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Mali: More than 100 Fulani killed in Ogossagou massacre

Dogon hunters killed more than 100 people in an attack on a Fulani village in central Mali's Mopti region, as top U.N. officials visited the country

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