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Following the August 8 attacks on several Malian towns attributed to the jihadists, near the border with Niger, which killed 42 civilians, there are now many displaced civilians. More than a thousand people have left their villages to go to Labbézanga, very close to the Niger border, or more within Malian territory. Voluntary organizations went there.…

Rebels killed six civilians and injured several others on Saturday in an attack on a village in the northeastern part of the volatile Central African Republic, according to the UN peacekeeping mission. "This morning at dawn, elements from 3R (Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation) launched a large-scale attack on C. African army positions in the village of Mann," said the spokesman for the UN's 12,000 strong MINUSCA mission. "Six civilians were killed and several were injured," he added. The village is about 550…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The United States has raised concerns over attacks on Eritrean refugees in Tigray, adding that "such aggression should end immediately." A number of Eritreans are living in Tigray after being displaced from their homes. A spokesperson for the Stage Department said Tuesday that Washington was extremely "concerned" about the attacks, calling them "unnecessary and backward" in a statement. "We are deeply concerned by credible reports of attacks by military forces affiliated with the Tigray Defense…

Somali army steps up operations against al-Shabaab after attacks MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali national army has stepped up its operations against Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, focusing on the southern and central regions, where they have waged a charm offensive over the past three months. State media, citing military officials, reported that at least 13 militants were killed in the operation…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 11 al-Shabaab militants killed by Kenya Defense Forces in Kudha, Jubaland, a senior military official said during the latest crackdown on the group, which also controls large rural areas of central and southern Somalia. Wednesday's KDF operation was the last in Somalia to be carried out and comes as AMISOM troops work hard to implement Somalia's transition plan. before officially leaving Somalia. David Goldman, director of counterterrorism, national security and intelligence analysis at…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet calls on the Bamako authorities to conduct impartial investigations to combat impunity. Most of the killings and kidnappings are carried out by non-governmental armed groups, especially jihadists, but the Malian security and defense forces are also responsible for some of the human rights violations.…

In Burkina Faso, the government has been the target of many critics since the jihadist attack that killed 132 people in Solhan, on the night of June 4-5, 2021. After civil society, it is the opposition that wants to demonstrate next Saturday, July 3. Mr Ousseni Tamboura is the Minister of Communications and spokesman for the Burkinabè Government. While in Paris, he answered questions from Chirstophe Boisbouvier. .

In Beni, in the eastern DRC, the army deployed in the city after two explosions that left two people injured and damaged property on Sunday. According to the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC), these would be terrorist attacks by ADF fighters, the armed group of Ugandan origin active in the region, under pressure since the establishment of the state headquartered in the provinces of North Kivu. and Ituri. According to the army, one of the perpetrators of these attacks is Ugandan. According to information from the army, the suicide…

Somali Northeastern State executes dozens of activists in spate of assaults GALKAYO, Northeastern State - As a part of its pledge to get rid of terrorists, Northeastern State has executed 21 al-Shabaab operatives after rigorous courtroom hearings leading to their convictions as state steps up combat towards violent extremists who're slowly making incursions Within the area. Northeastern State is…

Two attacks took place in Mali on Friday. One against a military post in Boni in the middle, which left six dead and one wounded among the Malian armed forces. The other against a temporary UN position in the north, which left fifteen injured. Two attacks again bloody Mali on Friday. Shortly after 4 pm, it was Malia's armed…