Africa
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Apr- 2019 -15 April
Nigeria-Chad operation ‘kills 27 terrorists’ near Wulgo as ISIS claims multiple attacks
A joint Nigeria-Chad military operation against "Boko Haram terrorists" in the Wulgo area of Borno state as ISIS claimed multiple attacks in the Lake Chad area
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14 April
Boko Haram and the Chibok Abductions: #FiveYearsTooLong
Five years after Boko Haram fighters kidnapped 276 women from Chibok, Dr Elizabeth Pearson looks at how women are exploited in the conflict in northeast Nigeria
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14 April
ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’
Robert Postings looks at the first few days of Islamic State’s ‘Vengeance for Sham’ global campaign
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11 April
DR Congo army kills ‘dozens’ of Burundi rebels in South Kivu operation
DR Congo's army said it had killed 36 Burundian rebels in a three-day operation in the eastern province of South Kivu, abutting Burundi
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11 April
Sudan army removes President Bashir from power
Sudan's army announced that longtime president Omar al-Bashir had been removed from power
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10 April
Niger gendarmes killed and hostages taken in latest Islamic State attack in Diffa
Several people were taken hostage and at least one police officer was killed during an attack in Diffa carried out by four Islamic State West Africa province militants
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10 April
France and Mali troops kill 30 militants in major counter-terrorism operation near Burkina Faso border
French and Malian troops killed or captured more than 30 extremists and dismantled a training camp during a major counter-terrorism operation near Mali's border with Burkina Faso
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10 April
US Africa Command conducts first Somalia airstrike since admitting civilian casualties
US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia, the first since it admitted it had inadvertently killed civilians
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9 April
2,000 flee Jakana as Nigeria army prepares offensive against Islamic State
Around 2,000 people have been forced to flee Jakana to an IDP camp near Maiduguri ahead of a Nigeria military offensive against Boko Haram
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9 April
MINUSCA peacekeepers in deadly clashes with FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic
At least three militia members were killed when UN peacekeepers clashed with the FDPC armed group in western Central African Republic
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