Africa
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Aug- 2020 -18 August
Mutiny Fears After Gunfire Heard at Army Base in Mali
Gunfire broke out at a key army base near Mali's capital Bamako on Tuesday, witnesses and a security official said, triggering fears of a mutiny in the crisis-stricken Sahel state.
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17 August
DR Congo Militia Kills 12 in Beni Region
Twelve people have been killed over three days by a notorious militia in the troubled Beni region of eastern DR Congo, where the army is battling armed groups.
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17 August
11 Killed in Somali Hotel Attack Claimed by Al-Shabaab
Ten civilians and a police officer were killed in a gun and bomb attack by Al-Shabaab fighters on Sunday at an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu.
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14 August
Mozambique Battles Jihadists To Regain Key Port Town
Mozambican security forces were Thursday engaged in a "tense" battle with Islamist militants to regain control of a key port in a gas-rich northern province.
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13 August
Death Toll Rises to 30 in Port Sudan Clashes: Medics
Thirty people have been killed and 116 wounded in days of clashes between rival ethnic groups in Port Sudan.
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13 August
Niger Attack Raises Stakes for French Forces in West Africa
Six French nationals were among eight people killed in a suspected jihadist attack in Niger on Sunday, raising fresh questions about a massive French troop deployment aimed at bolstering security in West Africa's Sahel region.
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13 August
Jihadists Seize Key Port in Gas-Rich Northern Mozambique
Islamist militants occupied a key port in gas-rich northern Mozambique on Wednesday following days of attacks claimed by an Islamic State-affiliated group, a military source and local media said.
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12 August
Civilians, Soldiers Clash Leaving 127 Dead in South Sudan: Army
Clashes that erupted between soldiers and civilians during a disarmament exercise in the central South Sudanese town of Tonj have left 127 dead, the army spokesman said Wednesday.
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11 August
Militants 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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