Africa
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Jun- 2023 -13 June
UN Chief Seeks to Streamline Troubled Mali Peacekeeping Mission
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for maintaining but streamlining a peacekeeping mission in troubled Mali.
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13 June
Second UN Peacekeeper Dies After Attack in Mali
A UN peacekeeper has died of wounds sustained in an attack last week in Mali, raising the death toll in the assault to two.
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13 June
46, Including Children, Killed in ‘Vile Attack’ in East DR Congo
At least 46 people, half of them children, were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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10 June
Somalia Security Forces End Hotel Siege Claimed by Al-Shabaab
Somali security forces brought to an end the siege of a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, state media said.
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8 June
Fighting Rages at Sudan Military Site Facility
Sudanese army soldiers and paramilitaries fought for control of a military facility in Khartoum where a fire raged at an oil and gas facility, witnesses said.
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8 June
Top UN Official Urges ‘Responsible’ Exit of Peacekeepers From DR Congo
A top UN official said that peacekeepers should withdraw from conflict-torn DR Congo "as quickly as possible" yet responsibly.
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8 June
Ethiopia Says Foils Al-Shabaab Attack Near Border With Somalia
Ethiopia said on Wednesday it had foiled an attack by jihadist group Al-Shabaab on a town on its border with Somalia.
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7 June
Attacks by Suspected Jihadists in Burkina Faso Kill 21
Twenty-one people, most of them members of the security forces, have been killed in Burkina Faso in attacks by suspected jihadists.
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7 June
Rwanda Unveils Major Military Shakeup
Rwanda's president has embarked on a major shakeup of the country's military with the appointment of a new defense minister, army chief, and head of internal security.
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6 June
Nigerian Troops Killed in Jihadist Ambush on Convoy
Several Nigerian soldiers died in an attack on a military convoy in the Lake Chad region by jihadist fighters aligned with Islamic State, security forces said.
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