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22 June

Cattle herders gather with their livestock on the outskirts of a cattle market

Fresh Attacks Kill 16 in Nigeria

Sixteen people have been killed in two attacks in north-central Nigeria in a region struggling with intercommunal violence, the army said.

21 June

File photo of Al Shabaab fighters Somalia

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Strike Military Base in Somalia as AU Force Starts Drawdown

A military base in Somalia came under attack by Al-Shabaab jihadists, just as the African Union said it was beginning a drawdown of troops.

21 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Eight Killed in Clashes in Somalia’s Puntland Region

At least eight people were killed in gunbattles outside parliament in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland between local security forces and armed militiamen loyal to opposition politicians.

20 June

A police officer stops a car at a check point ahead of the February 25 presidential election at Awka in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigerian President Names New Security Chiefs

Nigeria's president has appointed new military and security chiefs in the latest in a flurry of key decisions after being sworn in last month.

17 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Calls for Immediate End of UN Mission

Mali's foreign minister called for the UN Security Council to withdraw the peacekeeping mission in his country "without delay."

17 June

Soldiers at a Ugandan army base in Djema

Staff Writer With AFP

25 Students Killed in Militant Attack on School in Western Uganda

Militants linked to the Islamic State group have killed 25 students in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in years.

16 June

South Sudanese government soldiers sit in a pick-up truck at the military base in Malakal, northern South Sudan, on October 16, 2016.

Staff Writer With AFP

Over 400 Killed in South Sudan Between January and March: UN

More than 400 people were killed in South Sudan between January and March this year, with ethnic clashes accounting for much of the violence, the UN said.

16 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia, Algeria Tighten ‘Strategic’ Ties

President Putin and Algerian President Tebboune pledged to deepen their two countries' "strategic partnership" as the Kremlin seeks to pivot Russia towards Asia and Africa.

14 June