Africa
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Sep- 2019 -9 September
South Sudan rebel leader Machar visits Juba in peace deal push
South Sudan's exiled rebel leader Riek Machar arrived in Juba for the first time in a year to meet President Salva Kiir and try salvage a stalled peace agreement
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9 September
Dozens killed in IED and gun attacks in northern Burkina Faso
Dozens of people were killed and six injured in IED and gun attacks on vehicles in northern Burkina Faso
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7 September
Nigeria soldier killed in Kamuya convoy ambush
At least one soldier was killed and three others injured when insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's Borno state
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7 September
Denmark plans to boost military contributions to Syria, the Sahel and NATO
Denmark plans to increase military contributions to missions around the world, including in the Sahel, Syria, Lithuania and Estonia
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6 September
Mali: Former rebels and militia fighters abducted from bus in Mopti region
Armed men abducted 22 members of a Mali military unit comprising CMA ex-rebels and former members of the Platforme of armed pro-government groups
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6 September
Burkina Faso soldier killed in Soum ambush
One Burkina Faso soldier and five assailants were killed in an ambush on an army patrol in Diomsogui in Soum province in the Sahel region
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5 September
ISIS claims Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack
ISIS claimed ISWAP fighters killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajiram in the Lake Chad area of Borno state
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5 September
Nigeria repatriates 3 orphan children of ISIS adherents in northeast Syria
Three orphans born to Nigerian Islamic State adherents were handed over to Nigerian officials in northeast Syria
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3 September
UN chief Guterres warns of ‘continental scale’ terrorism in Africa
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted the threat of cross-border terrorism in Africa, warning that the ADF is linked to groups across the continent
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3 September
Guterres again calls for UN to fund G5 Sahel counter-terrorism force
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres again pushed for funding for the G5 Sahel force, warning "we are not winning the war against terrorism"
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