Africa
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Oct- 2019 -23 October
Several killed in clashes between Burundi security forces and RED-Tabara rebels
Several people died during clashes between Burundi security forces and the RED-Tabara rebel group which is based in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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20 October
ISWAP fighters kill Nigeria troops in clashes near Jakana
At least four Nigerian soldiers and a militia fighter were killed in clashes with Islamic State West Africa Province fighters near Jakana in Borno state
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17 October
G5 Sahel Joint Force makes ‘major’ weapons seizure in northern Niger
The G5 Sahel Joint Force (FCG5S) said Nigerien troops had made a "major arms seizure" during a 10-day military operation in northern Niger
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13 October
Kenyan police killed by roadside bomb in Garissa near Somalia border
A number of Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Garissa near the Somali border
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8 October
Fourth Senegalese UN peacekeeper dies after Central Africa helicopter crash
A fourth Senegalese United Nations peacekeeper has died after he was injured in a combat helicopter crash in the Central African Republic two weeks ago
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8 October
Niger soldiers killed in ‘terrorist’ attack in southwestern Dosso region
Two soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a "terrorist" attack in the in the Dogondoutchi department of the Dosso region of southwest Niger
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7 October
Central African conflict informs Portuguese procurement and UN peacekeeping
Portugal’s combat experience in Central African Republic is changing the armed forces’ modernization plans and the future of UN peacekeeping
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6 October
Mali: UN peacekeeper killed, 5 injured in attacks in Aguelhok and Bandiagara
A UN peacekeeper was killed and four others injured when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near Aguelhok in northern Mali
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6 October
Burkina Faso: ‘Around 20’ killed near Soum province gold mine
Around 20 people were killed in an attack near a gold mining site in Madoudji in Burkina Faso's violence-plagued Soum province, security sources told AFP
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3 October
France seeks international support for Sahel military coalition
France is asking European partners to send special forces to the Sahel for a coalition to shore up local forces increasingly targeted by jihadist attacks
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