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South African military has said on Thursday that two of its soldiers were killed and three wounded by a mortar bomb in Democratic Republic of Congo, as President Cyril Ramaphosa struck back against opposition claims that they were…

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South Africa is set to deploy a contingent of 2,900 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo to aid in the fights against armed rebel groups in the east. In a statement, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said the deployment is…

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed its deep sorrow over a series of brutal assaults carried out by armed factions within the Republic of Niger. Tragically, these heinous incidents have claimed the lives…

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At least 17 Nigerien soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack by suspected terrorists near the Niger-Mali border, the defense ministry said in Niamey. Early Tuesday afternoon, "a detachment of the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) moving…

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Members of Mali's security forces have cast their ballots during early voting ahead of the new constitution referendum.  The referendum slated for June 18 is a major milestone on the road to elections promised for February 2024. On…

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Six Malian soldiers were killed and nine wounded earlier this week in an ambush on a Malian army detachment near Bamako in the west of the country, from police sources and a local elected official. The soldiers were ambushed in this area…

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A group of African soldiers have been selected to participating in an annual U.S. military-led counterterrorism exercise. The Flintlock 2023 drills, a two-week training, are being staged in Ghana and Ivory Coast. The troops were in…

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Chad to begin trial of 150 rebels accused of causing the death of President Idriss Déby. The trial will take place in Kléssoum, in a high security prison, a local news website reported citing judicial sources. The suspects belong to…

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Ivory Coast has handed out top awards for 49 soldiers whose detention by Mali triggered a bitter diplomatic spat between the two West African nations. The troops had been arrested at Bamako airport in July. Mali accused them of being…

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After Mali's junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita pardoned all 49 Ivorian soldiers on Friday, whose arrest in July triggered a bitter diplomatic row, Malian citizens praise the decision. "We were in diplomatic turmoil for a long time, so if…