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Jul- 2024 -

4 July

US Gifts Botswana C-130H Hercules Military Transport Aircraft

The US has transferred a C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft to Botswana as part of a $30-million gift to the African nation.

3 July

Malian soldiers attending a training session

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Jihadist Attack in Mali Kills More Than 20 Civilians

An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region.

3 July

Fighters ride in a vehicle in a military convoy in Gedaref, Sudan

Staff Writer With AFP

Over 55,000 Flee Sudan Town as RSF Battles Army: UN

More than 55,000 people have fled Sinja, the capital of Sennar state in southeastern Sudan, as fighting rages between paramilitary forces and the regular army, the UN said.

2 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Regional Force Says 70 Jihadists Killed in Lake Chad

At least 70 militants were killed in land, air, and naval operations around Lake Chad, where a multi-national security force is fighting jihadist groups.

1 July

Staff Writer With AFP

18 Killed in Multiple Nigeria Suicide Attacks: Emergency Services

At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria, emergency services said.

1 July

Staff Writer With AFP

M23 Seizes Town in East DR Congo, as Rebels Gain More Ground

The M23 militia group has seized another town in the war-torn east of DR Congo, as the rebels gain more ground, sources told AFP Sunday.

Jun- 2024 -

26 June

Men sit and lie outside tents and shelters pitched at the Hasahisa secondary school on July 10, 2023, which has been made into a make-shift camp to house the internally displaced fleeing violence in war-torn Sudan

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Warring Sides Using Starvation as Weapon: UN Experts

Both sides in Sudan's brutal civil war are using starvation as a weapon of war, UN experts said, charging that foreign governments providing them military support were "complicit" in war crimes.

26 June

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21 Die in Niger Attack: Defense Ministry

An armed group killed 20 troops and one civilian in jihadist-plagued western Niger, the defense ministry said, announcing three days of national mourning.

24 June