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Deadly bandit attack in Nigeria exposes fragile local peace efforts
When leaders from Doma town in Nigeria's northern Katsina state struck a deal with local gunmen last September, everyone hoped...
Read moreDetailsTrump ally and Blackwater founder sent men, drones to help Congo’s army secure strategic town
Blackwater founder Erik Prince deployed a private security force to operate drones and help Democratic Republic of Congo's army secure...
Read moreDetailsEritrea rejects Ethiopian claims of troops operating inside its borders
Tensions are rising in the Horn of Africa after Eritrea forcefully rejected Ethiopian claims that its troops are operating inside...
Read moreDetailsClashes intensify in remote east Congo, challenging US mediation
Nurses at the general hospital in Fizi, a town ringed by steep highlands in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province, hurried...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa to withdraw its troops from UN peacekeeping mission in Congo
South Africa will withdraw its troops from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril...
Read moreDetailsNigeria deploys troops after 170 killed in deadly Kwara village attack
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district in the central Kwara state after suspected jihadist...
Read moreDetailsUS military says some forces have been dispatched to Nigeria
The U.S. has sent a small team of troops to Nigeria, the general in charge of the U.S. command for...
Read moreDetailsCongo rebel leader claims responsibility for drone attack on strategic northeast airport
The leader of the AFC/M23 rebel movement in Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed responsibility for a drone attack targeting...
Read moreDetailsDeath toll in central Nigerian village attack rises to 170
At least 170 people have been killed in an attack by armed men on a remote village in central Nigeria's...
Read moreDetailsNigerian army announces death of Boko Haram commander Abu Khalid
Nigeria's armed forces said on Sunday that a key commander of the islamist organisation Boko Haram was killed in a...
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