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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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AU Backs Call for ‘Robust’ African Force in South Sudan

The African Union has backed a request for African troops with a robust mandate to reinforce U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan.  The AU summit meeting in Rwanda’s capital approved the.

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French Troops Will Leave Central African Republic in October: Hollande

France will end a three-year military peacekeeping operation in Central African Republic in October, François Hollande has said, although security remains volatile.

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UN Ready to Work on Proposal for Combat Force in South Sudan

The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc IGAD to refine the group’s proposal for an intervention force within the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, U.N..

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UN Mission in Liberia Ends

The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for the United Nations Mission in Liberia, also known as UNMIL, says the mission has done a good job in bringing security.

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Libyan Forces Repel Islamic State Attacks in Battle for Sirte

Forces backed by Libya’s unity government recently said they had consolidated positions on the edge of Sirte, repelling sniper, tank and mortar attacks as they seek to oust Islamic State.

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African Union Mission Commends Ethiopian Troops for Defeating Al-Shabaab

The African Mission In Somalia (AMISOM) Acting Force Commander, Major General Nakibus Lakara, recently commended Ethiopian troops for thwarting an Al-Shabaab attack and inflicting heavy casualties on the Al Qaeda-linked.

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Benin Steps up Security in Face of Militant Threat

Benin stepped up security patrols and roadblocks and increased border security on Saturday in the face of a threat from Islamist militants, the army chief of staff and a senior.

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