Africa

Israel, Morocco Sign $500 Million Air Defense Deal

Israel Aerospace Industries has agreed to supply the Moroccan military with the Barak MX air and missile defense system for $500 million.

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USS Jason Dunham and Egyptian Navy Conduct Exercises in Red Sea

The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham and Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria conducted joint exercises in the Red Sea during the International Maritime Exercise/Cutlass Express (IMX/CE) 2022.

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Ethiopia Lifts Wartime State of Emergency

Ethiopia lifted a state of emergency imposed last November when Tigrayan rebels threatened to advance on the capital.

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Seven Senegalese Soldiers Freed in The Gambia

Separatist rebels from Senegal's southern Casamance region handed over seven recently captured Senegalese soldiers in The Gambia.

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France Says Air Strikes Kill 40 in Burkina Linked to Benin Attacks

French troops in an anti-jihadist mission have killed 40 militants in Burkina Faso.

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Two Malian Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attack

Two Malian soldiers were killed early Sunday in northern Mali in an attack on their post blamed on jihadists.

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Gunmen Kill Three Police in Restive Southeast Nigeria

Suspected separatists in southeast Nigeria have killed three policemen and wounded two others.

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French Troops Kill 10 Jihadists Linked to Burkina Attack: French Military

French counter-terrorism forces killed ten suspected jihadists accused of involvement in a massacre of police officers in Burkina Faso last November.

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Six Killed in Northern Benin Ambush: NGO

Five park rangers and a soldier have been killed in an ambush in a wildlife reserve in northern Benin near the border with Burkina Faso and Niger.

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Captured Jihadists in Mozambique Say Insurgency ‘Weakening’

Rare interviews with captured Mozambican jihadists point to low morale in their ranks and to an insurgency that is losing steam.

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