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Court Martials Needed After Central Africa Sex Abuse Claims: United Nations
The UN pledged to stamp out sexual abuse during global peacekeeping missions, calling for DNA testing and court-martials after appalling new accounts, including bestiality, from more than 100 victims in Central African Republic.
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Hollande, Ban Ki-moon Say No 'Impunity' In Central Africa Sex Abuse Case: Official
French President Francois Hollande and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday there would be no impunity for French troops and UN peacekeepers accused in a sexual abuse scandal in the Central African Republic.
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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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'Do Your Job' in Africa Extremism Fight, Francois Hollande Tells World
President Francois Hollande called today on the international community "to act" in the fight against extremism in Africa rather than "give lessons", saying France could not go it alone.
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France to Strike Terrorists Leaving Southern Libya
French President Francois Hollande is ruling out unilateral military intervention in Libya but says that French forces will strike Islamic extremists leaving the country to bring arms to Africa's Sahel region.
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Francois Hollande to be First Western Leader in Ebola-Hit Africa
French President Francois Hollande will become the first Western leader to travel to a country hit hard by the deadly Ebola virus today when he makes a brief visit to Guinea.
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West Africa Finetunes Multi-National Force to Fight Boko Haram
The leaders of Nigeria and its neighbouring countries met in Niger on Tuesday for talks on finalising a multi-national force to fight Boko Haram Islamist militants.
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Soldiers flee, 13 die in attacks in north Nigeria
Soldiers abandoned checkpoints and fled into the bush, leaving five villages and a town at the mercy of Islamic extremists who killed at least 13 people.
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From Africa to the Middle East, France's new hawkishness
On the frontline in Libya and Mali, hawkish on Syria, uncompromising on Iran: France, long critical of the United States' role as the world's policeman, is emerging as the most interventionist of Western states.
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Indians killed in Central Africa: Government issues statement
The Ministry of External Affairs issued a press release yesterday over the killing of two Indians by French troops in the ongoing civil war in Central Africa.
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France's Francois Hollande urges Europe to stop drug traffic in Sahel
French President Francois Hollande urged Europe on Tuesday to fight drug trafficking in the Sahel region because "terrorism feeds on narcotics trafficking" in West Africa.
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French hostage pleads for his life on video
An Islamist group in Somalia issued a video on Friday of a French hostage held in the Horn of Africa country since 2009 pleading with French President Francois Hollande to negotiate his release and save his life.
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Court Martials Needed After Central Africa Sex Abuse Claims: United Nations
The UN pledged to stamp out sexual abuse during global peacekeeping missions, calling for DNA testing and court-martials after appalling new accounts, including bestiality, from more than 100 victims in Central African Republic.
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Hollande, Ban Ki-moon Say No 'Impunity' In Central Africa Sex Abuse Case: Official
French President Francois Hollande and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Friday there would be no impunity for French troops and UN peacekeepers accused in a sexual abuse scandal in the Central African Republic.
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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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'Do Your Job' in Africa Extremism Fight, Francois Hollande Tells World
President Francois Hollande called today on the international community "to act" in the fight against extremism in Africa rather than "give lessons", saying France could not go it alone.
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France to Strike Terrorists Leaving Southern Libya
French President Francois Hollande is ruling out unilateral military intervention in Libya but says that French forces will strike Islamic extremists leaving the country to bring arms to Africa's Sahel region.
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Francois Hollande to be First Western Leader in Ebola-Hit Africa
French President Francois Hollande will become the first Western leader to travel to a country hit hard by the deadly Ebola virus today when he makes a brief visit to Guinea.
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West Africa Finetunes Multi-National Force to Fight Boko Haram
The leaders of Nigeria and its neighbouring countries met in Niger on Tuesday for talks on finalising a multi-national force to fight Boko Haram Islamist militants.
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Soldiers flee, 13 die in attacks in north Nigeria
Soldiers abandoned checkpoints and fled into the bush, leaving five villages and a town at the mercy of Islamic extremists who killed at least 13 people.
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From Africa to the Middle East, France's new hawkishness
On the frontline in Libya and Mali, hawkish on Syria, uncompromising on Iran: France, long critical of the United States' role as the world's policeman, is emerging as the most interventionist of Western states.
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Indians killed in Central Africa: Government issues statement
The Ministry of External Affairs issued a press release yesterday over the killing of two Indians by French troops in the ongoing civil war in Central Africa.
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France's Francois Hollande urges Europe to stop drug traffic in Sahel
French President Francois Hollande urged Europe on Tuesday to fight drug trafficking in the Sahel region because "terrorism feeds on narcotics trafficking" in West Africa.
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French hostage pleads for his life on video
An Islamist group in Somalia issued a video on Friday of a French hostage held in the Horn of Africa country since 2009 pleading with French President Francois Hollande to negotiate his release and save his life.
