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Sahel: Eight UN peacekeepers wounded in Mali blastF

Eight UN peacekeepers were wounded Thursday in a mine explosion in Mali's jihadist-wracked Timbuktu region, the United Nations said. They were part of the Burkinabe contingent of the MINUSMA peacekeeping force, a UN official told AFP on condition of anonymity....

Sahel: Russian mercenaries of the Wagner Group take over base left by French military in MaliF

Russian mercenaries arrived in the Malian town of Menaka on Wednesday just days after France's military pullout from the site, sources briefed on the matter told AFP. France handed back the military base in northeastern Mali on Monday, as part of its withdrawal from...

Libya: ICC confirms death of militia leader Mahmoud al-WerfalliF

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday confirmed the death of wanted war crimes suspect and Libyan militia leader Mahmoud al-Werfalli, saying it was dropping the case against him. The decision by the Hague-based tribunal comes more than a year after reports...

Sahel: French forces withdraw from Menaka base in northern MaliF

French troops were on Monday handing back a military base in northeastern Mali ahead of a final withdrawal from the Sahel nation, France's army said, after nine years fighting a jihadist insurgency. The UN emissary there warned that the French withdrawal could leave...

Egypt: IS claims attack in Ismailia that killed three policemenF

Egypt: IS claims attack in Ismailia that killed three policemenF

Jan 2, 2023

The Islamic State group said Saturday that it carried out a deadly attack on an Egyptian police checkpoint in the Suez...

Sahel: Ivory Coast hands down four life terms to 4 Mali nationals for 2016 jihadist attackF

Dec 30, 2022

A court in Ivory Coast on Wednesday handed down life terms to four Malian men convicted of abetting a jihadist attack...

Egypt: Three policemen killed, others wounded in attack in Suez Canal cityF

Dec 30, 2022

Three Egyptian policemen were killed and four others, including a police officer, wounded Friday in an attack in the...

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