Africa
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Apr- 2024 -11 April
Bomb Kills Six Niger Soldiers Prompting Air Strikes
A bomb blast has killed six Nigerien soldiers near the border with Mali, Niger's army said Thursday, adding around 10 "terrorists" were later killed in air strikes.
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10 April
Chinese Peacekeepers Pulling Out of DR Congo
Chinese peacekeepers with the UN stabilization mission in eastern DR Congo attended a departure ceremony as the force withdraws from the war-torn region.
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8 April
Mortar Fire Kills Three Tanzanian Soldiers in DR Congo
Mortar fire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed three Tanzanian soldiers who were part of a southern Africa force deployed to help government troops battling M23 rebels.
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4 April
Nigerian Army to Power Vehicles With Natural Gas
The Nigerian Army has signed an agreement to convert 30 of its petrol-powered vehicles to compressed natural gas-powered capabilities.
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3 April
Twelve Killed in Drone Attack on Key City in Sudan’s Northeast
A drone attack killed 12 people and injured 30 in Atbara in northeast Sudan, a city that had until now been spared the country's brutal warfare, a medic and witnesses said.
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Mar- 2024 -28 March
Niger Says US to Submit Plan to ‘Disengage’ Troops
Niger said the US will shortly submit a proposal to "disengage" its soldiers from the country, after the regime said it was withdrawing from a 2012 cooperation deal with Washington.
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28 March
Mali Army Killed 13 Civilians in Drone Strikes: Amnesty
Mali's army has killed at least 13 civilians, including seven children aged between two and 17, in drone strikes in the north of the country, Amnesty said.
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27 March
Kenya Blast Blamed on Al-Shabaab Kills Four
Four people have been killed in a suspected attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists in a Kenyan town near the border with Somalia, police said.
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22 March
US Greenlights $260M Javelin Missile Sale to Morocco
The US State Department has approved Morocco’s request to buy FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missiles from RTX and Lockheed Martin.
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15 March
Textron to Supply Special Missions Aircraft to Djibouti
The US Army has awarded Textron Aviation a contract to deliver two special missions Cessna Grand Caravan EX utility aircraft to the Djibouti Air Force.
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