Africa
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Feb- 2026 -9 February
Ethiopia Demands Eritrea ‘Immediately Withdraw’ Troops From Its Territory
A bitter war of words has escalated further after Ethiopia ordered neighboring Eritrea to "immediately withdraw its troops" from Ethiopian territory, with the pair seemingly inching towards a new conflict.
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8 February
South Africa to Withdraw Troops From UN Mission in DR Congo
South Africa will withdraw its 700 troops deployed under the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in the conflict-plagued DR Congo.
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7 February
Drone Attack on Sudan Aid Convoy Kills One: UN Agency
A drone attack on an aid convoy in Sudan's North Kordofan killed one person and wounded several others, the UN's humanitarian agency said.
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7 February
Attacks Leave 30 Dead in Nigeria’s Benue State
Two attacks in the space of a few days left 30 people dead in two neighboring towns in Nigeria's central state of Benue.
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4 February
Gunmen Kill at Least 162 in New Nigeria Attack
Gunmen killed at least 162 people in Nigeria's Kwara state in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in recent months, a Red Cross official said.
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4 February
Sudan Army Breaks Siege on Kadugli, RSF Drone Kills Eight
A paramilitary drone attack on the Sudanese city of Kadugli killed eight civilians, hours after the army broke a punishing siege of the city.
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3 February
Three Pro-Haftar Fighters Killed on Libya’s Border With Niger
Three Libyan soldiers from the army of eastern strongman Haftar were killed in clashes on the border with Niger, the force said.
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3 February
Strikes Hit Sudan’s Kordofan, Darfur: Military Source, Witnesses
The Sudanese army and paramilitary forces traded strikes on each other's positions in the west and south of the country.
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2 February
Drone Attack Targets Strategic DR Congo Airport
Drones targeted a strategic airport in the city of Kisangani in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend, the provincial government said.
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2 February
AFRICOM on the Chopping Block: What a Pentagon Rethink Means for Africa
Dissolving AFRICOM would signal a US retreat from Africa, ceding influence to China and Russia and accelerating authoritarianism at the expense of security and democracy.
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