Africa
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Jul- 2021 -9 July
France to Start Closing Military Bases in Mali by Year-End: Macron
President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France would start closing its bases in northern Mali before the end of the year, part of a drawdown of French troops fighting Islamist extremists in the Sahel.
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9 July
Rwanda Sends 1,000 Troops to Insurgency-Hit Mozambique
Rwanda will send a thousand troops to Mozambique to help the country battle extremist militants wreaking havoc in the north of the gas-rich nation.
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8 July
Bandits Kill 18 in Northwest Nigeria Raid
Armed attackers known as bandits have killed 18 people in a raid on a village in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state.
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2 July
Ethiopia Says Won’t ‘Suffocate’ Tigray as UN Clamors for Access
Ethiopia rejected charges that it planned to choke off aid to war-hit Tigray after rebels took control of the northern region this week — a stunning turnabout in the eight-month-old conflict.
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1 July
10 Dead in Suspected ADF Islamist Attack in DR Congo: Army
Ten people were killed overnight in the eastern DR Congo city of Beni by suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces Islamist militia.
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1 July
Seven Killed in Central Africa Rebel Attack
Rebels killed seven people in coordinated attacks on army positions in the east of the Central African Republic.
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Jun- 2021 -30 June
Ethiopia Downplays Loss of Tigray Capital to Rebel Forces
Ethiopia's leaders downplayed the significance of the army's pullback from the regional capital of war-hit Tigray, insisting they could retake the city from rebels whenever they wanted.
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30 June
EU Agrees Military Training Mission for Mozambique
EU ambassadors gave the green light to set up a military mission in Mozambique to help train its armed forces battling jihadists in the north of the country.
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30 June
UN Prolongs Mali Peacekeeping Mission, Calls for February Vote
The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended its Mali peacekeeping mission until the end of June 2022, insisting on a return to civilian rule and for elections on February 27.
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29 June
Four Nigerian Soldiers Killed in Botched ISWAP Jihadist Attack
Jihadists have killed four Nigerian soldiers in a botched attack on an army base in the volatile northeast near the Cameroon border, two military sources said Monday.
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