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23 June

Bell Subaru 412EPX helicopter in mid-flight

Bell Lands First African Deal as Tunisia Orders 12 412EPX Helicopters

The Tunisian Air Force has signed a purchase agreement for 12 Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopters, marking Bell Textron’s first African sale of this multi-role aircraft variant.

23 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Somalia Al-Shabaab Clash Kills Seven Uganda Soldiers: Army

At least seven Ugandan soldiers have been killed in Somalia, as part of the ongoing fight against the Al-Shabaab militant group.

19 June

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo, Rwanda to Sign Peace Accord on June 27

Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialed a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC.

16 June

Nigerian troops patrolling the streets in the northeast town of Baga, Borno State, Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

Nine Killed in Niger Jihadist Attack: Local Sources

Suspected jihadists have killed nine travelers, including a teacher, in an attack in southwestern Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, local sources said Sunday.

14 June

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 45 Killed in Central Nigeria Attack: Official

An overnight attack in a central Nigerian town killed at least 45 people, a spokesman for the state governor's office said.

14 June

Malian Defense Forces soldiers look on in Timbuktu

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Separatists Clash With Miltary and Mercenaries

A separatist coalition battled Malian troops backed by Moscow-run mercenaries in the north of the country, both sides and local sources said.

12 June

Members of Russian mercenary group Wagner

Staff Writer With AFP

Hundreds of Civilians Were Tortured by Wagner Mercenaries in Mali: Report

In its more than three years in Mali, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner kidnapped, detained, and tortured hundreds of civilians, according to a report by a journalist collective.

11 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Attacks in Central Nigeria Kill at Least 20

Attacks in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state have killed at least 20 people this week, local government and humanitarian sources said Wednesday, in the region's latest flare-up of violence.

10 June