Mauritania searches for missing military boat
Mauritania is searching for a military boat with seven soldiers missing off Nouakchott
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About 200 regional troops stay in Benin after failed coup
About 200 regional troops stay in Benin after a failed coup as Ecowas backs security operations
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Namibia deploys soldiers as fire scorches third of Etosha park
Namibia deployed 500 soldiers and helicopters to battle a massive fire that has burned a third of Etosha National Park, threatening wildlife and tourism.
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Eight illegal miners killed in Ghana during clash with soldiers
Eight illegal miners were killed in a shootout with Ghanaian soldiers at an AngloGold Ashanti mining site in Obuasi.
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Zambian troops return home after successful CAR mission
Zambian troops have returned home after a successful one-year peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.
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Niger military suffers heavy losses in battle with militants
Fifteen Nigerien soldiers were killed and sixteen wounded in clashes with armed militants in the Tillaberi region.
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DR Congo sentences 25 soldiers to death for fleeing rebels
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 soldiers were sentenced to death following a one-day trial for allegedly deserting their posts during clashes with M23 rebels.
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Islamic State claims killing 30 Niger soldiers in attack
Islamic State claims responsibility for an attack on Niger’s army, resulting in the death of 30 soldiers and injuring 17, amidst ongoing insurgency in West Africa.
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Liberia in turmoil as new defence minister resigns as protests erupt
Liberia’s new Defence Minister Prince C. Johnson resigned after 10 days due to protests by soldiers’ wives demanding better pay, benefits.
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Congolese ‘soldier’ killed, two arrested along border — Rwanda ...
Rwanda-DRC border tension erupts into deadly firefight, raising fears of wider M23 conflict.
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