Africa
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Dec- 2023 -27 December
Kenya Unveils Ambitious Investment in Advanced Military Equipment
The Kenyan government has unveiled an ambitious investment in advanced weapons and equipment to modernize its military.
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22 December
Somali, US Forces Kill Al-Shabaab Commander With $10M Bounty
Somali troops and US forces this week killed a senior commander of the Al-Shabaab militant group with a $10 million American bounty on his head.
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22 December
Last French Troops Bow Out of Africa’s Sahel
The last French troops withdrew from Niger, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.
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22 December
Tensions Rise Between Sudan Army and United Arab Emirates
For months, Sudan's army kept silent amid alleged Emirati interference in the country's civil war, but its anger has finally boiled over, leading to harsh exchanges between Khartoum and Abu Dhabi.
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20 December
IS-Linked ADF Militants Kill 10 in Uganda
Militants linked to Islamic State have burned at least 10 civilians to death in an attack on a southwestern town in Uganda, police said.
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20 December
Egypt Receives Third MEKO A-200 Frigate
German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp has delivered ENS Al-Qadeer (FFG-909) to the Egyptian Navy in a handover ceremony in Bremerhaven, Germany.
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19 December
Paramilitaries Seize Town as Fighting Rages in Sudan’s Second City
Sudanese paramilitaries pressed deeper into the former safe haven of Wad Madani, the capital of Al-Jazira state where they also seized the town of Rufaa, witnesses said.
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19 December
UN Prepares to Start Pulling Peacekeepers From DR Congo
The UN Security Council is expected to accede to a demand from the Democratic Republic of Congo and launch a gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers, starting later this month.
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15 December
China Donates Tanks, Arms to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has received various military equipment from China, the African country’s president announced.
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14 December
Thales Installs Surveillance System in Spanish Enclave in Morocco
Thales has teamed up with Trablisa to install a surveillance system at the Spanish Civil Guard's Melilla Command in North Africa.
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