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17 December

Two DR Congo troops killed by Rwandan Hutu FDLR rebels

Two DR Congo soldiers were killed in clashes with Rwandan pro-Hutu FDLR rebels after two leaders were arrested in the eastern North Kivu region

16 December

Members of the Malian Army at their garrison in Tombouctou, Mali, conduct drills to instruct new recruits during Exercise Flintlock

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali to create border guard corps, send reinforcements to Timbuktu region

Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga announced Mali will send reinforcements to the northern Timbuktu region and create a new border guard corps

15 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Boko Haram attacks Nigeria military base in Gudumbali

Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province faction of Boko Haram attacked a military base in Gudumbali but there were no reports of casualties

15 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Nigeria soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast near Gamboru

Two Nigerian soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion between Gamboru and Logomani in Borno state, near the border with Cameroon, military sources said

14 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Rwanda soldiers killed by Hutu rebels near DR Congo border, president says

At least two Rwandan soldiers were killed in an attack by ethnic Hutu FDLR rebels who crossed the border from Democratic Republic of Congo, President Paul Kagame said

14 December

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Anti-Balaka militias quit Central African disarmament program over war crimes arrest

Two Central African Republic anti-Balaka militia groups said they were withdrawing from a disarmament programme following the arrest of one of their leaders

14 December