Africa
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Mar- 2020 -17 March
AFRICOM cancels North Africa multinational training exercise Phoenix Express over COVID-19 concerns
US Africa Command cancelled the Phoenix Express joint naval security exercise as a precaution to limit the spread of COVID-19
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17 March
Somali National Army launches action to oust al-Shabaab from Janaale
The Somali National Army and elite Danab forces launched an operation to capture the town of Janaale from al-Shabaab militants
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16 March
Sweden’s government proposes to send 150 troops and helicopters to Mali for Task Force Takuba
The Swedish government plans to send 150 special forces personnel and helicopters to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in Mali
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14 March
UN Mali peacekeepers find Canadian and Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018
A Canadian woman and her Italian partner kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 were found alive in the northwest of Mali by UN Minusma peacekeepers
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11 March
Somalia: AFRICOM says US airstrike kills 5 militants near Janaale, acknowledges civilian casualty reports
A US airstrike in Somalia killed five al-Shabaab militants near Janaale, AFRICOM said, acknowledging reports of civilian casualties
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10 March
African Lion multinational exercises scaled back over coronavirus threat
The size and scope of annual African Lion exercise will be reduced this year to reduce the exposure of forces to novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
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10 March
A French A400M airdropped 40 tonnes of supplies to troops in the Sahel
A French Airbus A400M transport aircraft airdropped almost 40 tonnes of supplies to troops operating in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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9 March
Sudan prime minister Hamdok survives assassination attempt
Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok escaped unharmed as an assassination attempt using explosives targeted his convoy in the capital Khartoum
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4 March
Egypt executes special forces officer turned militant Hisham al-Ashmawy
Egypt executed an ex-special forces officer turned top Islamist militant, Hisham Ashmawy, over involvement in several high-profile attacks
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4 March
US approves $239 million sale to Morocco of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles
The US approved the possible sale of $239 million sale of M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicles to Morocco
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