Africa

Western Sahara Autonomy Plan Sparks Hopes of Progress

Many people in Western Sahara hope Morocco's autonomy plan for the area will accelerate development and end the territorial dispute.

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Mali’s JNIM Jihadists: Armed Fighters or Politically Ambitious Belligerents?

Jihadist group JNIM has made itself the arch nemesis of Mali's junta, weakening the country's central government in an unprecedented manner.

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M23, DR Congo Sign New Peace Roadmap in Doha

The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a new peace framework on Saturday in Qatar aimed at ending the fighting that has devastated eastern DRC.

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Four Nigerian Security Personnel Killed in Jihadist Ambush

Jihadists aligned with the Islamic State group ambushed Nigerian security forces in northeastern Borno state, killing two soldiers and two anti-jihadist militia members, sources said Saturday.

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UN Renews Peacekeeping Mission in Disputed Abyei Region

The UN Security Council on Friday renewed a peacekeeping mission in Abyei, a disputed oil-rich region between Sudan and South Sudan, but warned that future extensions depended on progress in ending the conflict.

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Israeli Company Opens Kamikaze Drone Plant in Morocco

Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary BlueBird Aero Systems has inaugurated a production site in Morocco to build its SpyX loitering munitions.

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Sudan Army Says Drone Attacks Target Northern Town

Sudan's army said paramilitary forces launched drone strikes on Thursday targeting a northern town housing a major dam, while fighting between the foes raged in the strategic region of Kordofan.

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Jihadist Turf War Kills Around 200 in Nigeria: Sources

Clashes between rival jihadist factions in northeast Nigeria have claimed some 200 lives in the restive Lake Chad area, intelligence, militia, and jihadist sources told AFP Monday.

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Malian Woman Who Posted on TikTok Abducted, Executed

Suspected jihadists in northern Mali kidnapped a young woman who had been posting on TikTok and then publicly executed her, her family and local officials said Sunday.

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African Union Urges ‘International Action’ on Mali Jihadist Blockade

African Union Commission President Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has expressed "deep concern" over an ongoing jihadist blockade in Mali, calling for "urgent international action."

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