Africa

Seven Soldiers Killed in Burkina Faso Attack

Seven soldiers were killed and others wounded or missing after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said on Thursday.

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Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict Risks Spreading South

Fears mount of increasing conflict in Ethiopia, where PM Ahmed last week ordered a military campaign in Tigray that has the nation careening towards a potential civil war.

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Ethiopia PM Says Conflict in Tigray Nearing End as Thousands Flee Fighting

PM Ahmed said the end of military operations in Ethiopia's north is "coming within reach," as thousands fled the violence into neighboring Sudan.

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Nigeria Takes Delivery of Chinese Drones to Combat Insurgency, Armed Banditry

Four Chinese-made Wing Loong II combat drones have reportedly arrived in Nigeria to take part in ongoing counter-insurgency and anti-banditry operations in the country’s restive northwest region. 

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ADF Militia Kill More Than a Dozen in Attacks Near DR Congo’s Beni

More than a dozen people have been killed in two attacks near Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that were blamed on the Islamist ADF group, local sources said Sunday.

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Ethiopia’s Abiy Vows Military Operation in Tigray to ‘Wrap up Soon’

Ethiopia's PM Ahmed vowed his military operation in the northern Tigray region would be over soon, seeking to placate foreign allies that the country was not on a path to all-out war.

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France Said to Plan Cuts in Sahel Force

France is hoping to cut back its military presence in the restive Sahel region to make room for a stronger European commitment, army sources say.

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Abiy Says ‘Clear, Limited’ Aims to Ethiopia Military Operation in Tigray

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday that military operations launched in the northern region of Tigray had limited objectives, as concern mounts over a possible slide into war.

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Libyan Parliamentarians Meet for Peace Talks in Morocco

Libyan politicians from the war-ravaged North African nation's rival administrations met for the latest round of peace talks in Morocco on Thursday.

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Ethiopia at ‘War’ With Tigray Ruling Party: Military

Ethiopia's military said Thursday it was at "war" with the ruling party of the country's northern Tigray region, as fighting continued for a second day and troops reportedly amassed at the region's borders.

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