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African Union Suspends Niger Over Coup as 12 troops Die In New Attack
The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored.
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Kenyan Army Denies Al Shabaab's Claim Of Killing Troops In Raid On Thursday
The terror group al Shabaab said on Friday its fighters killed dozens of Kenyan troops when they attacked a remote military base in Somalia on Thursday, a claim the Kenyan army denied.
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Donors Pledge $250 Million To Fight Boko Haram
Despite offensives by the regional force with troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, the Islamist jihadists maintain strongholds in areas that are difficult to access.
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UN Backs Burundi Force As Africa Leaders Debate Troops
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned African leaders today of the need for action in troubled Burundi at a summit hoping to end armed crises across the continent.
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Army Base, Say Dozens Dead
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base and entered a nearby town close to the border with Kenya today, saying they had killed dozens of Kenyan soldiers in an African Union force supporting the government during the assault.
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African Union To Send 5,000-Strong Force To Burundi
The African Union will send a 5,000 strong force to stop violence in troubled Burundi, giving Bujumbura a four-day deadline to agree but warning it would send troops anyway.
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African Union Agrees In Principle To Send Troops To Burundi
The African Union has agreed to send troops to stop violence in Burundi, a senior official said today, after talks in which the 54-member bloc warned it would not allow "another genocide".
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Dozens Killed as Somali Shebab Ambush Troops
Dozens have been killed in Somalia after Shebab gunmen ambushed an army convoy, officials and local elders said today, the latest battles with the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents.
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Barack Obama Vows to Keep Up Pressure on Somalia's Shebab
US President Barack Obama today praised recent advances by Somali and African Union troops against Shebab militants, but said it was important to keep up the pressure.
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Kenya to Lift Somalia Cash Transfer Freeze
Kenya's president ordered today that the central bank is to issue regulations and then lift restrictions on key money transfer services vital for Somalia suspended over suspected links to the Al-Qaeda-allied Shebab
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African Union Says Somalia Sex Abuse Allegations Largely Unproven
Allegations implicating African Union troops in Somalia in many cases of rape and sex abuse are largely unproven, the pan-African body insisted Tuesday in a long-awaited reply to a damning rights report.
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Somali Shebab Kill 3 African Union Troops: African Union
Somalia's Shebab militants killed three soldiers from the African Union force fighting them in Somalia today, the AU said, condemning the latest in a series of attacks by the Islamists.
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Niger Troops to Join Regional Fight Against Boko Haram
Niger is set to send troops to Nigeria for the multi-national battle against Boko Haram after scores of people were killed in a fresh onslaught by the Islamist fighters in a key border town.
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Chad Forces Killed 120 Boko Haram Militants in Cameroon
Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighbouring Cameroon that began when the insurgents attacked its troops, the army said in a statement on Saturday, adding that three of its soldiers were killed.
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UN Chief Backs Regional African Force to Fight Boko Haram
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today gave his backing to an African Union proposal to set up a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants.
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African Union Suspends Niger Over Coup as 12 troops Die In New Attack
The African Union said Tuesday it had suspended Niger until civilian rule in the country is restored.
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Kenyan Army Denies Al Shabaab's Claim Of Killing Troops In Raid On Thursday
The terror group al Shabaab said on Friday its fighters killed dozens of Kenyan troops when they attacked a remote military base in Somalia on Thursday, a claim the Kenyan army denied.
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Donors Pledge $250 Million To Fight Boko Haram
Despite offensives by the regional force with troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, the Islamist jihadists maintain strongholds in areas that are difficult to access.
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UN Backs Burundi Force As Africa Leaders Debate Troops
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned African leaders today of the need for action in troubled Burundi at a summit hoping to end armed crises across the continent.
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Al Shabaab Militants Attack Somali Army Base, Say Dozens Dead
Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base and entered a nearby town close to the border with Kenya today, saying they had killed dozens of Kenyan soldiers in an African Union force supporting the government during the assault.
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African Union To Send 5,000-Strong Force To Burundi
The African Union will send a 5,000 strong force to stop violence in troubled Burundi, giving Bujumbura a four-day deadline to agree but warning it would send troops anyway.
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African Union Agrees In Principle To Send Troops To Burundi
The African Union has agreed to send troops to stop violence in Burundi, a senior official said today, after talks in which the 54-member bloc warned it would not allow "another genocide".
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Dozens Killed as Somali Shebab Ambush Troops
Dozens have been killed in Somalia after Shebab gunmen ambushed an army convoy, officials and local elders said today, the latest battles with the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents.
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Barack Obama Vows to Keep Up Pressure on Somalia's Shebab
US President Barack Obama today praised recent advances by Somali and African Union troops against Shebab militants, but said it was important to keep up the pressure.
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Kenya to Lift Somalia Cash Transfer Freeze
Kenya's president ordered today that the central bank is to issue regulations and then lift restrictions on key money transfer services vital for Somalia suspended over suspected links to the Al-Qaeda-allied Shebab
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African Union Says Somalia Sex Abuse Allegations Largely Unproven
Allegations implicating African Union troops in Somalia in many cases of rape and sex abuse are largely unproven, the pan-African body insisted Tuesday in a long-awaited reply to a damning rights report.
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Somali Shebab Kill 3 African Union Troops: African Union
Somalia's Shebab militants killed three soldiers from the African Union force fighting them in Somalia today, the AU said, condemning the latest in a series of attacks by the Islamists.
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Niger Troops to Join Regional Fight Against Boko Haram
Niger is set to send troops to Nigeria for the multi-national battle against Boko Haram after scores of people were killed in a fresh onslaught by the Islamist fighters in a key border town.
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Chad Forces Killed 120 Boko Haram Militants in Cameroon
Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighbouring Cameroon that began when the insurgents attacked its troops, the army said in a statement on Saturday, adding that three of its soldiers were killed.
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UN Chief Backs Regional African Force to Fight Boko Haram
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today gave his backing to an African Union proposal to set up a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants.
