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ISIL claims responsibility for Niger airport attack
The ISIL (ISIS) armed group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an air force base at Niger’s main airport. The ISIL-affiliated…
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Heavy gunfire and blasts heard near airport in Niger's capital
Sustained heavy gunfire and loud explosions have been heard in Niger near the international airport outside the capital, Niamey. Multiple…
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Ex-president accused of murder plot expelled from Togo to Burkina Faso
Togo has arrested and extradited Burkina Faso's former leader to his home country, after authorities in Ouagadougou accused him of…
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Mali shuts schools and universities as jihadist blockade worsens fuel crisis
Mali has suspended schools and universities nationwide due to a severe fuel scarcity caused by a blockade on fuel imports imposed by…
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'Business is at a standstill' - Mali jihadists' fuel blockade hits the capital
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Report: Israeli army chief warns Gaza will need military government
Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir has warned that the plan to seize Gaza City will lead to an Israeli military administration in the…
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China, India watch as Myanmar rebels advance on strategic western frontier
Rakhine State stands at a pivotal moment as the Arakan Army (AA) edges closer to seizing control of Myanmar’s strategic western frontier…
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Suspected French spy arrested in alleged Mali coup plot
Mali's military rulers say they have arrested a French national on suspicion of spying for his country in an attempt to destabilise the…
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Saved from militants, Timbuktu's famed manuscripts return home after 13 years in Mali's capital
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The Malian military government on Monday started returning home the historic manuscripts of Timbuktu, which were…
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Post-war Gaza: IDF Chief of Staff Zamir presents three alternatives
The first alternative, the least favored by the IDF and senior security officials, is a full conquest of Gaza, or in other words, a…
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Mali coup leader granted five-year term in power
Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has been granted a five-year presidential term by the transitional parliament, which is renewable…
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Niger to nationalise uranium mine operated by French state-affiliated firm
Niger plans to nationalise a uranium mine operated by French nuclear firm Orano as it continues to pivot away from former colonial ruler,…
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Burkina Faso army says it foiled 'major' coup plot
Burkina Faso's military government has said it foiled a "major plot" to overthrow junta leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré, with the army alleging…
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Four takeaways as former Nigerian military ruler reveals all in new book
Nigeria's former military ruler Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, known as IBB, has released a book about the turbulent times while he was in…
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Mali to investigate claims soldiers 'executed' women and children
Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the north of the…
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Final deal on Russian Red Sea base agreed - Sudan
Sudan has said a final deal has been agreed with Russia to establish a naval base on the war-torn country's Red Sea coast, saying there…
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Niger's military rulers suspend BBC broadcasts
Niger's military government has suspended the BBC for three months, accusing it of spreading fake news that could destabilise social peace…
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'My conscripted husband is now dead': How Myanmar's war is killing civilians
The last time Chaw Su saw her husband was in March, when he was forcibly conscripted to fight for the army in Myanmar's civil war. Four…
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Floods force Niger to delay new school year
Schools in Niger will start the new academic year almost a month late because of heavy rainfall and flooding, says the military…
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Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city Friday to mark the anniversary of…
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New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar's northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene
BANGKOK (AP) — Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has…
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Niger pulls French firm's permit for big uranium mine
Niger's military government has revoked a French fuel producer's permit to operate at one of the world's biggest uranium mines, the…
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Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years
Burkina Faso's military government has announced it will extend junta rule for another five years. The country's ruler, Capt Ibrahim…
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Myanmar quietly announces plans to study controversial Chinese dam project suspended 13 years ago
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Myanmar’s military government appears to be considering reviving a massive China-backed hydroelectric dam…