Africa
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May- 2023 -11 May
US Accuses South Africa of Having Supplied Weapons to Russia
The US envoy to South Africa accused the country of having covertly provided arms to Russia, a charge that drew an angry rebuke from Pretoria.
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11 May
17 Dead in Attack on Chadian Village
An attack on a village by armed men in southern Chad, near the border with the Central African Republic, left 17 people dead, prosecutors announced.
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11 May
Six Troops Killed in Rare West Mali Attack: Local Sources
Six Malian soldiers have been killed and nine wounded after a rare attack in the country's west, police and local sources said.
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10 May
Niger Says It Has Picked Up 1,400 Boko Haram Followers
Nearly 1,400 followers of Nigeria's notorious Boko Haram jihadist group have been intercepted fleeing into Niger.
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8 May
Southern African Troops to Deploy Against Rebels in East DR Congo
Southern African countries agreed to deploy forces to help quell violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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8 May
Air Strikes Rock Sudan as Truce Talks Yield No Breakthrough
Air strikes again shook Sudan's capital while the latest truce talks in Jeddah yielded no progress.
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7 May
Blast Targeting UN Convoy Wounds 7 Peacekeepers in Mali
Seven UN peacekeepers were wounded in central Mali when a roadside bomb exploded under their convoy, the UN force in the West African country said.
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7 May
Suspected Jihadists Kill Seven, Kidnap 22 in Nigeria
Seven people have been killed and 22 others kidnapped by jihadists in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno State.
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6 May
Sudan Warring Sides to Start Talks Amid Persistent Fighting
Air strikes battered Sudan's capital, hours before the warring parties are to meet in Saudi Arabia for their first direct talks.
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6 May
Thirteen Die in Attack on DR Congo Displacement Camp
At least 13 people were killed in a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials said.
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