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Sahel: Mounting tensions in northern Mali, as army strikes positions of ethnic TuaregsF

Former rebels in northern Mali on Tuesday accused the armed forces of carrying out new strikes on their  positions, reflecting mounting tensions in the flashpoint region. A spokesman for the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) told an AFP reporter that the armed...
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Libya says it captured IS militant behind three attacks in 2018F

A leader of the Islamic State (IS) group who allegedly planned and sponsored three deadly attacks in the Libyan capital Tripoli in 2018 has been captured, the country's prime minister said Thursday. "Our forces apprehended on Tuesday a leader of the terrorist...
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Libyan warlord Haftar invites the Russian militaryF

Russian military officials including Moscow's deputy defence minister arrived in Libya on Tuesday after receiving an invitation from pro-Moscow military strongman Khalifa Haftar. Haftar, who backs the country's eastern administration, is close to Russia's private...
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Sahel: Political situation in Niger worsens with African Union suspending membershipF

By Aymeric Vincenot: The African Union said Tuesday that it had suspended Niger's membership in the wake of a military coup, but responded cautiously to a threatened military operation to restore its ousted president, as Nigerien TV said 12 soldiers were killed in a...
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