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Africa
Terrorism ‘expanding’ in Sahel, African Union security chief warns
The African Union peace and security chief Smail Chergui deplored the spread of "terrorism" in the Sahel region.
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Poland to spend $414 million on Lockheed’s HIMARS mobile rocket system
Poland said it will buy HIMARS mobile rocket launchers worth $414 million from US defense giant Lockheed Martin
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Africa
Nigeria: Boko Haram kills two in northern Adamawa state
A soldier and a local chief were killed in Boko Haram attacks in Madagali and Gubla in northeast Nigeria's Adamawa state, military and civilian sources said
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Africa
Three Ethiopians killed in UN Mi-8 helicopter crash in disputed Abyei
An Ethiopian Mi-8 helicopter crashed in a UN compound in the Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan, killing three crew members and injuring 10 passengers
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Africa
250 rebels captured after French strikes on convoy, Chad army says
Chad's military said it had captured more than 250 rebels after Chadian and French operations against militants trying to cross into the country from Libya
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Boko Haram kills three Nigeria troops in attack on Ngwom base near Maiduguri
Three soldiers were killed when Boko Haram militants raided a military base in in Ngwom near Maiduguri northeast Nigeria, security sources said
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DR Congo: Attack in southern Beni blamed on ADF kills 7
The death toll in a suspected militia attack in DR Congo has risen, after armed men attacked civilians and a military position in Beni
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Haftar’s Libyan National Army says it hit Chad rebels in new airstrikes
Forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar that they had carried out airstrikes against Chadian fighters in southern Libya
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Mozambique: 7 killed and cut to pieces in Cabo Delgado province
Seven men were killed and four women abducted in northern Mozambique in the latest violence to hit Cabo Delgado
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Africa
Burkina Faso president overhauls army commands in wake of ‘terrorist’ attacks
Burkina Faso is overhauling its army command in the face of a wave of attacks on security personnel, according to presidential decrees
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