Al-Shabaab claims attacks on Somalia, Kenya
25/05/2017By: Harun Maruf The African extremist group Al-Shabab said it carried out three attacks in Somalia and Kenya on Wednesday that killed 16 people, most of them police and security.
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Ivory Coast: 3 Ex-rebels Killed in Police clash
24/05/2017By: Olivier Monnier Three ex-rebels in Ivory Coast were killed Tuesday when police broke up a road blockade to end a protest by the former fighters over bonus payments. As many as.
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DRC: More People Displaced as Conflict Continues
23/05/2017Series of conflicts rocking the Democratic Republic of Congo have forced at least 1.5 million people to flee their homes this year – more than triple the number uprooted within.
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Nigerian Troops Defends Lake Chad against Boko Haram
22/05/2017Nigerian troops recently fought Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area, killing 13 of the Islamic extremists and arresting 10 others, including 6 women believed to have helped smuggle supplies.
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Mali President Provokes Peace Talk
18/05/2017Mali will keep fighting “terrorist groups” in the country until they engage in serious peace talks, the country’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has said. Despite continued French troop deployments, a.
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UN Deploys Troops to End Violence in Central African Republic
17/05/2017By: Eric Ombok The United Nations said it plans to deploy more peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic diamond-mining town of Bangassou to stem a recent wave of violence. Almost three.
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Ivory Coast Reaches Agreement with Mutinous Soldiers
16/05/2017Ivory Coast’s government announced it reached an agreement with soldiers to end a four-day mutiny over pay that disrupted cities across the nation, even though some troops said.
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Somalia Moves to Boost Security amid Al-Shabab Unrest
11/05/2017By: Mohammed Adow World leaders will join UN representatives in London on Thursday at a conference on Somalia to discuss issues related to the country’s security and governance high on the agenda. Mogadishu, with.
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West African Nations Set to Apply Military Force to Counter Bombings
10/05/2017By: Pauline Bax and Olivier Monnier West African nations are preparing to deploy a military force to counter a surge in ambushes and bombings by Islamist militants that more than.
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5 Killed, Others Injured in Fresh Somalia Bomb Blast
09/05/2017A car-bomb blast hit the heart of Somalia’s capital Monday, killing at least five people and leaving 20 others injured, police said. The Al-Shabab group has claimed responsibility for the.
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