Africa

South Sudan rivals Kiir and Machar agree to form unity government by deadline

South Sudan President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar agreed to form a unity government by a February deadline

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Somalia conducts airstrike on al-Shabaab ‘operative’ near Dujumma

Somalia's government conducted an airstrike with the US military against a suspected al-Shabaab operative near Dujumma

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ADF blamed for weekend DR Congo attacks that killed 32

At least 32 people were killed in eastern DR Congo over the weekend, where ADF attacks on civilians have sparked protests against UN peacekeepers

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Al-Shabaab attacks Somali army base in Hilweyne, killing 5

Four civilians and a Somali Army soldier were killed when al-Shabaab attacked an army base in Hilweyne, north of the capital

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‘At least 60’ killed in attack on Niger military camp in Inates

At least 60 people were killed in a militant attack on a military camp in Inates in the Tillaberi region of western Niger near the Mali border

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VIDEO: Somali security forces retake Mogadishu hotel from Shabaab militants, at least 10 dead

Gunmen opened fire outside a hotel near Mogadishu's presidential palace on Tuesday night, as police fought back the attackers

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Erdogan says Turkey ready to send troops to help Libyan government

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was ready to send troops to Libya if requested by the UN-backed government in Tripoli

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UN DR Congo peacekeeping force repels attack on Biakato base

UN peacekeeping forces have managed to thwart an attempted attack on one of their bases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, MONUSCO said

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Al Shabaab says it carried out deadly Kenya bus attack that killed police

Police officers were among at least eight people killed in an attack on a bus in northeast Kenya believed to have been staged by al-Shabaab

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Morocco and Spain arrest 4 suspected ISIS supporters in joint raids

Moroccan police said they arrested three suspected supporters of Islamic State, in a joint operation with Spain

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