Africa
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Jan- 2019 -17 January
UN to set up temporary base after FPRC withdraws from Bakouma, Central African Republic
The UN mission in Central African Republic is to establish a temporary operation base in Bakouma after rebels withdrew two weeks after taking control of the town
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17 January
France conducts air operations in Mali and Central African Republic
France has recently conducted air operations in Central African Republic and in the Sahel region, the Armed Forces Ministry said
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17 January
Shekau Boko Haram faction claims attack in Rann, Nigeria
The Boko Haram faction led by Abubakar Shekau claimed in a video that its fighters carried out the January 14 attack on Rann, near the Cameroon border
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16 January
MSF says 14 killed and aid in Nigeria affected after Boko Haram attack on Rann
14 people were killed and thousands fled after Boko Haram on Monday attacked Rann, a remote town in northeast Nigeria, Medecins Sans Frontieres said
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16 January
Kenya: Nairobi attackers ‘eliminated’ after 20-hour siege, 21 killed
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said the attackers who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege that left at least 14 dead
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15 January
Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 1 – an upsurge in attacks
Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the recent upsurge in Islamic State West Africa province attacks in northeastern Nigeria
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15 January
Kenya: Explosion and gunfire reported at Nairobi hotel and office complex
Gunfire and at least one explosion have been reported at a hotel and office complex in the Westlands neighborhood of the Kenyan capital Nairobi
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15 January
Boko Haram militants overrun Rann near Nigeria border with Cameroon
Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, setting fire to shelters for those made homeless by the conflict
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14 January
Mozambique: Islamist militants suspected in Cabo Delgado killings
Militant Islamists are suspected to have killed 12 people in the Cabo Delgado region of northern Mozambique as they shift attacks to vehicles
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12 January
‘Terrorist’ attack in Gasseliki in northern Burkina Faso kills 12
Twelve people were killed and two injured in a terrorist attack in Gasseliki in Burkina Faso's northern Soum province, the security ministry said
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