Africa
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Feb- 2019 -1 February
Nigeria: Boko Haram killed at least 60 people in Rann, Amnesty says
Boko Haram militants killed at least 60 people in a January 28 attack on Rann in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, Amnesty International said
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1 February
Nigeria troops kill 5 Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state
Nigerian troops "neutralized" five Boko Haram insurgents and captured a suspected militant in the northeast Borno state, close to the Cameroon border
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1 February
Romania to replace Canada peacekeepers in UN’s Mali mission
Romania will deploy transport helicopters to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), replacing the Canadian deployment
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Jan- 2019 -31 January
Islamic State claims attack on Nigeria troops in Dikwa, Borno state
ISIS claimed Islamic State West Africa fighters attacked Nigerian military personnel in Dikwa, while military sources said eight soldiers were killed
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31 January
France conducts air operations in Mali and Burkina Faso
Aircraft deployed to France's Operation Barkhane have recently conducted air operations in Mali and Burkina Faso
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31 January
‘Terrorist attack’ on Burkina Faso forces in Kompienbiga
The Burkina Faso armed forces confirmed an attack on a military facility in Kompienbiga in Kompienga province in the east of the country
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30 January
UN set to move toward easing Central African Republic arms embargo
The UN Security Council is set to move towards an easing of the arms embargo on the Central African Republic
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30 January
Nigeria military kills 21 ‘bandits’ in operations in Zamfara and Katsina states
Troops in northwest Nigeria killed 21 'bandits,' detained 17 others and freed 89 people who had been kidnapped, as Operation Sharan Daji continues
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29 January
Ugandans detained in Mozambique over attacks in gas-rich Cabo Delgado province
Mozambique police said they had arrested three Ugandans on suspicion of leading attacks in the country's gas-rich Cabo Delgado province
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29 January
Two Mali soldiers killed in complex attack in Tarkint, Gao region
Two members of the Armed Forces of Mali (FAMa) were killed and 10 injured in a "complex" attack on a base in Tarkint in the Gao region
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