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Libyan Forces Claim Control of Long-Besieged Benghazi District

East Libyan forces said on Wednesday they had taken complete control of a long contested district in Benghazi after dozens of families and captives trapped by fighting left the area..

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Indonesia to Probe Arms Smuggling Claims Against Peacekeepers in Sudan

Indonesia will on Wednesday send a team to Sudan to investigate allegations that its peacekeepers stationed there with the United Nations tried to smuggle arms out of the country, officials.

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Trump Commits to Bilateral Ties with Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed ways to boost the fight against terrorism and extremism on Monday and the new American leader underscored his commitment.

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U.N. Chief: Little Action on South Sudan Pledge to Allow More Peacekeepers

By Michelle Nichols A pledge by South Sudan’s government to allow the deployment of more U.N. peacekeepers and to improve access for U.N. troops already on the ground in a.

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UN Says It Alone Cannot Remove S. Sudanese Rebels from DRC

By Nick Long The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said Wednesday that it could not take sole responsibility for removing 750 disarmed South Sudanese fighters.

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Obama Lifts Sanctions against Ivory Coast, Citing Progress

  U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday lifted decade-old sanctions against Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cocoa producer, citing a successful presidential election last year and its progress in tackling.

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Ethiopia, Canada to See Increased Security Cooperation

Addis Ababa  August 10/02016  Ethiopia and Canada will see increase in their exchanges in fields of peacekeeping and security, according to Canadian Minister of Defense, Harjit Singh Sajjan. The Minister.

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Sudan Begins Ceasefire Talks after Opposition Signs Roadmap to Peace

Talks to secure a lasting ceasefire in Sudan’s three war-ravaged regions began on Tuesday, a day after an opposition coalition signed on to a roadmap for ending hostilities and achieving.

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UN Peace Force in S. Sudan to Stay Longer; Expansion Possible

The United Nations has extended its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan until August 12, amid increasing reports of renewed violence in the country’s southern states. The mandate for the U.N..

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Regional Armies Struggle in Last Push against Boko Haram

“You’ll all be able to go home soon. Boko Haram is nearly finished,” Niger’s Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum told a crowd of refugees seated quietly on dusty, sun-baked flats. His.

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