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20 April

Burkina Faso security forces accused of executing 31 detainees in Djibo

Burkina Faso's security forces allegedly executed 31 unarmed detainees in the northern town of Djibo, Human Rights Watch said

16 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria security forces kill 18 in coronavirus lockdown enforcement

Nigerian security agents killed 18 people in their enforcement of measures to curb coronavirus, a figure higher than the documented toll inflicted by COVID-199

14 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Haftar’s Libyan National Army forces fire on Tripoli after losing western towns

Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army forces rained rockets on the capital Tripoli after being ousted by government loyalists from a string of towns to its west

10 April

Staff Writer With AFP

US airstrike targets al-Shabaab near Kismayo, covering Somali troops

A US airstrike is said to have killed 10 al-Shabaab militants in defense of Somali National Army troops near Kobon in the country's south

7 April

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo: Attack blamed on ADF kills 6 near Beni

Five men and a child were killed in an attack blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces militia near the DR Congo city of Beni, cut off because of the coronavirus pandemic

7 April

Joanne Stocker

US airstrike kills Al Shabaab leader in Somalia, AFRICOM says

A US airstrike near the Somali capital Mogadishu killed top al-Shabaab leader Yusuf Jiis, Africa Command said

6 April

Staff Writer With AFP

US targets al-Shabaab with 3 airstrikes near Mubaraak, Somalia

The US conducted three airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia, AFRICOM said

6 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan finalizes deal with USS Cole victims’ families

Sudan's justice ministry said it finalized a settlement with families of the victims of the USS Cole bombing, ending long-running litigation in US courts

1 April

Jared Szuba