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Attacks kill at least 160 people in central Nigeria
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» BOKKOS (NIGERIA) - Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.
Last French troops to bow out of Africa's Sahel
AFP, Published on 22/12/2023
» NIAMEY (NIGER) - The last French troops are to withdraw from Niger on Friday, marking an end to more than a decade of French anti-jihadist operations in west Africa's Sahel region.
Israel bombs Gaza as rift with US grows
AFP, Published on 14/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday as a top White House advisor was due to arrive in Jerusalem with a rift growing over United States calls for its ally to exercise restraint.
Allies pressure Israel as war rages on
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday despite growing international concern, even from Israel's allies, over the devastation of the Palestinian territory.
Israel under pressure from allies over Gaza war
AFP, Published on 13/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as "indiscriminate".
Gaza ‘hell on earth’, says UN as battles rage
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israeli forces battled Hamas militants and bombed more targets in the devastated Gaza Strip on Tuesday as the UN General Assembly was due to vote on a new demand for a ceasefire.
Israel bombs Gaza after warning Hamas nears 'dissolution'
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel pressed on with its bombing of Gaza on Tuesday after saying its campaign to destroy Hamas has left the Palestinian militant group on the "the verge of dissolution".
Nigeria army drone strike accidentally kills 85 civilians
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» LAGOS - A Nigerian army drone strike accidentally killed at least 85 civilians on Sunday in a village in northwest Kaduna State, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest military bombing mishaps.
Nigerian army drone strike error kills civilians
AFP, Published on 05/12/2023
» KANO (NIGERIA) - An army drone strike accidentally hit a village in northwestern Nigeria killing dozens of civilians celebrating a Muslim festival, local authorities, the military and residents said on Monday.
Israel, Hamas agree to truce, 50 hostages to be released
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» GAZA STRIP (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day truce that would see the Palestinian group release dozens of hostages taken on October 7, both sides announced Wednesday.