At least 137 killed in Niger massacre
ARMED men have killed at least 137 people in southwestern Niger, local government officials said, revising the toll up from
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91 die as militant wreak havoc in Sahel region
ISLAMIC militants continue to wreak havoc in the Sahel region, where they have, in separate attacks, killed over 91 people,
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Suspected Islamists kill 9 civilians in Mali
SUSPECTED Islamist militants riding 4×4 vehicles and armed with machine guns killed nine civilians in attacks on three villages in
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20 U.N. peacekeepers injured in Mali
TWENTY United Nations peacekeepers were injured, including several seriously, in central Mali yesterday when their base came under fire, a
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Burkina Faso government says it is open to talks with jihadists
BURKINA Faso’s government said for the first time yesterday that it was open to talks with Islamist militants to try
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Gunmen kill 9 soldiers in Mali
ARMED assailants killed nine soldiers and wounded six others in an ambush in central Mali, an army spokesman has announced.
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Four U.N. peacekeepers killed in Mmali
FOUR United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five wounded in central Mali after a convoy struck an explosive device and
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Niger mourns, probes weekend massacre in two villages
NIGER has declared three days of national mourning following the massacre of 100 civilians in two villages in the western
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Al Qaeda branch claims responsibility for killing two French soldiers in Mali
AL QAEDA’S branch in North Africa has claimed responsibility for killing two French soldiers who died when their armoured vehicle
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Tunisia militants behead shepherd near Algeria border
ISLAMIST militants kidnapped and beheaded a young shepherd in mountains in Tunisia near the border with Algeria, security sources and
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