Africa
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Mar- 2021 -8 March
Toll From Military Camp Blasts in Equatorial Guinea Rises to 30: State TV
The death toll from accidental explosions at a military camp in Equatorial Guinea rose to 30 on Monday, state television said, after 10 more bodies were found in the ruined site.
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8 March
Five Civilian Volunteers, One Soldier Killed in Burkina Faso Ambush
Six people including civilians were killed when a military detachment was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said Sunday.
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5 March
UN Alleges War Crimes in Ethiopia’s Tigray, Urges Eritrea Pullout
UN leaders alleged possible crimes against humanity in Ethiopia's Tigray region including by Eritrean troops, as they urged a pullout by the neighboring country.
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4 March
Who Are the ‘Bandits’ Behind Nigeria’s Mass Kidnappings?
For the past decade, criminal gangs in northwest Nigeria have terrorized communities, attacking villages, pillaging, raping, stealing cattle, ambushing travelers, and kidnapping people.
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3 March
Six Dead in Jihadist Attacks in Northeast Nigeria: Aid Groups
Aid groups in Nigeria said six civilians died in a suspected jihadist attack on a northeastern town that, according to the UN, "directly targeted" aid facilities.
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3 March
Burkina Faso Road Bomb Kills Six in Ambulance
Six people, including a pregnant woman and a young girl, were killed in northern Burkina Faso when the ambulance they were traveling in struck a highway bomb, authorities said Wednesday.
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3 March
US Must Reverse Ethiopia Funding Cuts to Avoid Further Horn of Africa Destabilization
Failure to reverse US cuts to critical programs in Ethiopia will not only further destabilize Africa's second-most populous country but also the entire Horn of Africa region.
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2 March
All 279 Kidnapped Nigerian Students Released: Governor
All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, the local governor said Tuesday.
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2 March
ISWAP Jihadists Attack UN Base in Nigeria, Trapping 25 Aid Workers
Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources said.
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1 March
DRC Army Says Killed 16 Fighters in New Offensive
The army in Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday it had killed 16 militiamen for the loss of three soldiers in a three-day push against an armed group in the country's northeast.
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