Africa
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Jan- 2020 -4 January
Chad troops leave Nigeria with Boko Haram mission ‘finished’
Chad has ended a months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria and withdrawn its 1,200-strong force across the border
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3 January
AFRICOM responds to al-Shabaab ambush on Somalia troops with airstrike
AFRICOM carried out an airstrike against suspected al-Shabaab militants who attacked Somali government troops west of Mogadishu
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2 January
Turkish parliament approves Libya troop deployment
Turkey's parliament approved the deployment of troops to Libya in support of the Government of National Accord in Tripoli
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Dec- 2019 -28 December
Somalia: Dozens killed in massive car bomb in Mogadishu
A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of Mogadishu, leaving at least 76 people dead, many of them university students
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28 December
Erdogan to seek parliament’s approval to send Turkish troops to Libya
President Erdogan announced plans to send Turkish troops to aid Libya's UN-backed government in Tripoli, a move that may risk proxy war with Russia
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28 December
Islamic State says it carried out deadly attack on Burkina Faso soldiers in Hallele
Islamic State said ISWAP was behind an attack that killed seven soldiers at their base in northern Burkina Faso
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23 December
Algeria’s powerful army chief of staff Gaid Salah dies
Algeria's powerful army chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah died at a military hospital in the capital Algeris
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20 December
Sudan government and Revolutionary Front rebel coalition agree to extend ceasefire
A coalition of rebel groups and the Sudanese government have signed an agreement to extend their fragile ceasefire another two months
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17 December
South Sudan rivals Kiir and Machar agree to form unity government by deadline
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar agreed to form a unity government by a February deadline
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16 December
Somalia conducts airstrike on al-Shabaab ‘operative’ near Dujumma
Somalia's government conducted an airstrike with the US military against a suspected al-Shabaab operative near Dujumma
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