Africa – Page 28 – The Defense Post

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11 July

Nigerian Troops Kill 150 ‘Bandits’ in Ambush, Air Strikes

Nigerian soldiers killed at least 150 members of a criminal gang in an ambush in northwestern Kebbi state this week, a local official said Thursday.

10 July

Malian Defense Forces soldiers look on in Timbuktu

Giulia Bernacchi

Sahel Militants Turning Hobby Drones Into Kamikaze Weapons, ISS Warns

Armed groups in the Central Sahel are increasingly modifying off‑the‑shelf civilian drones to carry explosives and execute suicide-style attacks, the Institute for Security Studies reported.

10 July

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo, M23 Rebels in Qatar for Talks on Broader Truce: Diplomat

Negotiators from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group were in Qatar Wednesday for talks on a broader truce, a diplomat with knowledge of the talks told AFP.

9 July

Kenya Defense Forces soldiers attend a flag presentation ceremony

Staff Writer With AFP

Kenya Charges 37 Arrested at Anti-Government Protests With Terrorism

Kenya will press terrorism charges against 37 people arrested at deadly anti-government protests in late June, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

8 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Al-Shabaab and Somali Army Clash Over Strategic Town

Fighting was ongoing between Somalia's army and the Al-Shabaab Islamist group over a strategic town in the country's central region.

7 July

Giulia Bernacchi

Nigeria Unveils First Compressed Natural Gas‑Powered Vehicles

Nigeria has rolled out its first fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles for the armed forces.

4 July

Boko Haram - Islamic State West Africa Province

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Kill 28 in Two Raids in Northern Nigeria

Two unrelated attacks by jihadist groups in northeast and northwestern Nigeria have killed 28 people, the military and residents told AFP on Thursday.

2 July

Senegalese soldiers members of ECOWAS forces (Economic Community of West African States) patrol in Barra, on January 22, 2017.

Staff Writer With AFP

France Returns Military Base to Senegal as Part of Broader Withdrawal

France handed over to Senegal a military base used by its army on Tuesday, as part of a broader withdrawal of French troops from the West African country.

1 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Jihadists in Mali Attack Military Sites

Suspected jihadists attacked multiple military installations in Mali early Tuesday, including an army camp in the major western city of Kayes, the military and residents said, as the country faces a recent rise in assaults.

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