Africa
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Mar- 2025 -20 March
13 Soldiers Killed in Jihadist Attacks in Niger: Army
Thirteen Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate clashes with jihadist groups, the army said Wednesday.
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19 March
Civilians Reported Killed in New Attacks in Northern Mozambique
Insurgents have carried out new attacks in a gas-rich area of northern Mozambique plagued for years by jihadist violence, killing several villagers and causing others to flee, locals said Monday.
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15 March
Burkina Junta Creates New Battalions to Fight Jihadists
The military regime in Burkina Faso announced that it was creating new rapid response forces, recruiting 14,000 soldiers to fight jihadist violence.
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12 March
Al-Shabaab Storms Somalia Hotel Killing Nine
Al-Shabaab fighters stormed a hotel in central Somalia hosting a meeting on countering the Islamist group in the region, killing nine civilians, security and police said.
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11 March
Dearsan Shipyard Sea Trials Nigerian Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel
Turkey’s Dearsan Shipyard has completed initial sea trials of the second of two offshore patrol vessels constructed for the Nigerian Navy.
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11 March
Uganda Army Chief Says Troops Deployed to South Sudan Capital
Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan's capital, after rising tensions that have threatened a fragile peace agreement.
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11 March
11 Killed in Jihadist Revenge Attack in Nigeria
Fighters from a new jihadist group torched seven villages in northwest Nigeria over the weekend and killed 11 people in a revenge attack.
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10 March
Shelling Kills Nine in Sudan City Retaken by Army: Medic
Paramilitary shelling on a strategic city in Sudan's south, where the army broke a prolonged siege last month, killed nine civilians and injured 21 others.
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10 March
US Pulls Non-Emergency Staff From South Sudan After Clashes
The US has ordered all non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave, as rising tensions provoke international concern.
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8 March
‘Alarming Regression’ in South Sudan, UN Warns
South Sudan is in "alarming regression" as clashes in the northeast threaten to undo years of progress towards peace, the UN said.
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