Africa

Central African Republic: Birao death toll rises to 38 after renewed militia fighting

The death toll after renewed fighting between rival Central African Republic militias in Birao has risen to 38, the UN said

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Boko Haram suicide bomb and gun attack at Maiduguri university military camp

Boko Haram fighters staged gun and suicide bomb attacks on a military camp outside the University of Maiduguri in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state

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Cameroon soldiers killed in ‘Boko Haram’ attack near Fotokol

Six Cameroon soldiers were killed in Soueram near Fotokol in the Lake Chad area near the border with Nigeria in an attack blamed on "Boko Haram"

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Nigerian soldiers, CJTF leader killed as ISWAP attacks Gubio, Gajigana, Gajiram and Magumeri

Islamic State fighters killed at least six soldiers and a civilian militia leader when they attacked 4 towns in Nigeria's Borno state

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Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali

Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad

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Central African Republic arms embargo eased by UN

The UN Security Council unanimously approved the easing of an arms embargo on the Central African Republic for the first time since 2013

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Morocco cleared for $985 million TOW missile and F-16 bomb purchases

The US State Department approved the $985 million sale to Morocco of 2,400 anti-tank guided missiles and more than 6,000 bombs for its F-16 aircraft

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Nearly 22,000 people missing in decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria

Nearly 22,000 people, mostly children, are missing as a result of the decade-long Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, the ICRC said

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Nigeria: Islamic State claims ‘tens’ of military casualties in 2 Borno attacks

An ISWAP ambush near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad area of Borno state killed "several" Nigerian soldiers, although an AFP source spoke of "huge" casualties

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Burkina Faso police killed in Soum ambush

Six police officers were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in the Soum region prone to jihadist violence, security sources said

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