Africa
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Apr- 2023 -25 April
Al-Qaeda Group Claims Deadly Mali Attacks
An Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in the center of Mali, saying dozens of soldiers and Russian "mercenaries" were killed or wounded.
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24 April
Blinken Says Sudan Rivals Agree to 72-Hour Ceasefire
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sudan's warring generals had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire.
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24 April
Mali Army Conducts Operations in North and Center
Mali's army said it had arrested "12 terrorists" in the troubled northeast, where militants affiliated with IS have widened their control, but Tuareg ex-rebels claimed the fighters were theirs.
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23 April
60 Killed in Burkina Faso ‘By Men in Army Uniform’
About 60 civilians were killed in a village in northern Burkina Faso by men wearing military uniforms, the local prosecutor said.
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19 April
24 Killed in Two Attacks in Burkina Faso: Security Sources
At least 24 people including civilian defense volunteers were killed in two attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, security and local sources said.
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19 April
Gunmen Attack Village, Kill Dozens in Northwest Nigeria
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herders have killed 33 people in an attack on a farming village in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state, a local official said.
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18 April
Almost 200 Dead, 1,800 Wounded in Sudan Battles: UN
Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800, damaging hospitals and hampering aid.
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17 April
Suspected Jihadists Kill 42 in Burkina Faso
At least 32 defense volunteers and 10 soldiers have died in suspected jihadist attacks in insurgency-hit northern Burkina Faso, officials said.
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16 April
More Than 50 Civilians Killed as Fighting Rages in Sudan
Fierce fighting raged in Sudan's capital despite a pause to help those caught up in the violence that left three UN staff among more than 50 civilians killed nationwide.
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13 April
US Approves HIMARS, Joint Standoff Weapons Sale to Morocco
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and related equipment for $524.2 million to Morocco.
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