Africa
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Aug- 2020 -11 August
Millitants in Central Mali Set Jail Ablaze in Attack Killing Two
Militants in volatile central Mali killed a prison officer and a gendarme late Monday night in a raid that saw a jail set ablaze and five inmates escape.
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11 August
Sudan Says 13 Killed in Ethnic Clashes in Port Sudan
Sudan said Tuesday 13 people were killed and 42 injured in days of clashes between rival ethnic groups in its Red Sea port, state media reported.
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11 August
Gunmen Kill 13 Villagers in Central Nigeria: Police
Gunmen have killed 13 villagers in central Nigeria's Benue state following a long-running "chieftaincy" dispute, police said on Tuesday.
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10 August
19 Killed in Massacre in Eastern DR Congo’s Ituri
Nineteen civilians were killed and two were wounded in attacks on three villages by a militia in the troubled eastern DR Congo province of Ituri, a local chief said Monday.
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10 August
French Aid Workers Among Eight Killed by Gunmen in Niger
Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French aid workers as they visited a part of Niger popular with tourists for its wildlife, officials said.
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7 August
DR Congo Says Zambian Troops Occupying Villages Have Withdrawn
The Congolese government has announced the withdrawal of Zambian troops who occupied two villages in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo.
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7 August
Almost 150 Extrajudicial Killings by Malian, Burkinabe Troops: UN
Almost 150 people were extrajudicially killed by Malian and Burkinabe security forces in Mali between April and June.
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6 August
Seven Killed in Ethnic Violence in Central DR Congo
Seven people were killed and 17 wounded in ethnic clashes over land rights in Kasai, a vast region in central Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said on Thursday.
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5 August
DR Congo Armed Groups Killed 1,300 in First Half of 2020: UN
Armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed over 1,300 people in the first half of 2020.
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Jul- 2020 -31 July
Drunk Soldier in Eastern DR Congo Shoots Dead at Least 12 Civilians: Sources
A drunken soldier in DR Congo's troubled east opened fire on passers-by killing at least 12 people, including a two-year-old girl, sources said Friday.
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