Africa

UK Tests Chinese 3D Printers to Build Kamikaze Drones, Sparking Security Concerns

The British Army tested Chinese-made 3D printers to manufacture tactical unmanned aerial systems during a training exercise in Kenya earlier this year, raising questions about security risks linked to Beijing-made technology.

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Jihadists Say Killed Nigerian Brigadier General

An IS-aligned jihadist group claimed it killed a Nigerian brigadier general leading the fight against militant groups in the Lake Chad region.

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Western Sahara Autonomy Plan Sparks Hopes of Progress

Many people in Western Sahara hope Morocco's autonomy plan for the area will accelerate development and end the territorial dispute.

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Mali’s JNIM Jihadists: Armed Fighters or Politically Ambitious Belligerents?

Jihadist group JNIM has made itself the arch nemesis of Mali's junta, weakening the country's central government in an unprecedented manner.

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M23, DR Congo Sign New Peace Roadmap in Doha

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a new peace framework on Saturday in Qatar aimed at ending the fighting that has devastated eastern DRC.

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Four Nigerian Security Personnel Killed in Jihadist Ambush

Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group ambushed Nigerian security forces in northeastern Borno state, killing two soldiers and two anti-jihadist militia members, sources said Saturday.

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UN Renews Peacekeeping Mission in Disputed Abyei Region

The UN Security Council on Friday renewed a peacekeeping mission in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, but warned that future extensions depended on progress in ending the conflict.

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Israeli Company Opens Kamikaze Drone Plant in Morocco

Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary BlueBird Aero Systems has inaugurated a production site in Morocco to build its SpyX loitering munitions.

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Sudan Army Says Drone Attacks Target Northern Town

Sudan's army said paramilitary forces launched drone strikes on Thursday targeting a northern town housing a major dam, while fighting between the foes raged in the strategic region of Kordofan.

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Jihadist Turf War Kills Around 200 in Nigeria: Sources

Clashes between rival jihadist factions in northeast Nigeria have claimed some 200 lives in the restive Lake Chad area, intelligence, militia, and jihadist sources told AFP Monday.

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