Africa
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Dec- 2018 -9 December
Boko Haram kills two Nigeria soldiers in Gulumba suicide bomb and gun attack
Two Nigerian soldiers were killed when Boko Haram fighters loyal to factional leader Abubakar Shekau attacked a military base in Gulumba, security sources told AFP
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8 December
Civilians killed as Nigeria troops battle Boko Haram in Jakana
Three civilians were killed after Nigerian soldiers intercepted Boko Haram fighters near a military base in Jakana in Borno state, triggering a gun battle
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7 December
South Sudan armed groups continue to recruit fighters, UN says
All sides in South Sudan's conflict continue to recruit fighters despite a peace deal signed earlier this year, UN rights investigators said
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7 December
DR Congo: 17 killed in suspected ADF attacks in Beni
Seventeen people were killed during two attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces in the troubled Beni region in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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7 December
Boko Haram attacks Nigeria army bases in Bama and Rann
Soldiers have fought off attempts by Boko Haram fighters to overrun two army bases in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attacks to hit the region
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6 December
US resists UN funding for African Union-led peacekeeping missions
A bid by African countries to secure U.N. funding for peacekeeping operations suffered a significant setback as the US proposed 11 conditions for the financing
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5 December
Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks military bases in Gudumbali and Mallam Fatori
Boko Haram jihadists attacked military bases in Gudumbali and Mallam Fatori in Nigeria's restive northeast Borno state, killing one soldier and injuring several others
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4 December
The tentative ties between the Allied Democratic Forces and ISIS
Growing evidence is emerging of links between Islamic State and the ADF, a Ugandan-led militant group based in Democratic Republic of Congo, Robert Postings reports
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3 December
DR Congo army clashes with Yakutumba rebels kill 18 as election tensions rise
Clashes between the army and rebels loyal to renegade former general William Amuri Yakutumba in Democratic Republic of Congo have killed 18 people
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3 December
Six ‘terrorists’ shot dead in eastern Burkina Faso firefight
Six people were shot dead by police near Bougui in eastern Burkina Faso during a "terrorist attack" on a security patrol
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