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Africa
Central African Republic militias sign agreement brokered by Russia and Sudan
Russia and Sudan hosted talks between Central African Republic's rival militias while documents showed the armed groups signed a preliminary agreement to "converge towards peace"
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Africa
Burkina Faso security forces personnel killed in roadside bomb blast
At least six members of the Burkina Faso security forces were killed after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb between Pama and Fada in the eastern Kompienga province
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Africa
Mali: Two civilians, ‘senior ISIS official’ among 4 killed in French airstrike
A senior official of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, a bodyguard and two civilians were killed in northeastern Mali in a French airstrike, the French Armed Forces said
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan ISIS leader ‘killed in Nangarhar airstrike’
Saad Erhabi, a senior Islamic State - Khorasan Province leader, was killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, according to officials
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Africa
Burundi UN peacekeeper killed in Central African Republic ambush
A Burundi UN peacekeeper was killed by anti-Balaka militants near Alindao, just days before armed groups meet an African Union panel that aims to broker peace
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Africa
Human rights campaigners oppose general amnesty for Central African Republic armed groups
Five organizations that campaign for human rights oppose an amnesty for fighters in armed groups in Central African Republic as a trade-off for peace
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Blog
French desert troops take to boats in Mali
French desert troops recently took to boats to patrol the Niger River in Mali, the first time that they have been used in France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in the Sahel
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Africa
Central African Republic armed groups present peace demands to African Union panel
Armed groups in the Central African Republic have presented nearly 100 demands to an African Union panel seeking to broker peace in the country
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Business
Insitu awarded RQ-21 Blackjack drone contract for US Marines and Poland
Boeing subsidiary Insitu was awarded an almost $54 million contract for RQ-21 Blackjack drones for the US Marines and Poland
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Business
Switzerland most transparent small arms exporter, Iran, DPRK and UAE most opaque
Small Arms Survey reveals Switzerland was the most transparent authorized small arms exporter in 2015, followed by the Netherlands, the UK, Italy, and Serbia
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