Benin to Deploy Troops to Boost Campaign against Boko Haram
16/03/2016Benin will deploy 150 troops next month to assist a regional task force battling Islamist militant group Boko Haram, a statement from the task force has recently said.
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Terrorism Does Not Respect Territorial Boundaries – Nigeria’s President Buhari
15/03/2016Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has recently said that terrorism does not respect territorial boundaries as he condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack on the Grand Bassam Resort in Cote D’Ivoire.
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Ethiopia’s Bid for Seat in UN Security Council Gaining Momentum
14/03/2016Ethiopia’s bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council, which was launched on February 29, 2016, is gaining momentum, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Pope Expresses Interest to Visit South Sudan: Catholic bishop
10/03/2016The head of Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has expressed interested to visit South Sudan as part of efforts to bring its two leaders together, and make them work together.
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Tunisia Security Forces Launch Deadly Raids after Attack near Libya Border
09/03/2016Tunisia’s interior ministry says security forces have killed five “terrorists” in an operation near the Libyan border. It comes a day after a deadly raid launched by militants on the.
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South Africa to Work with Nigerian Military
08/03/2016The Chief of South African National Defence Force, General Zakaria Shoke has re-affirmed his country’s willingness to work with Nigerian Armed Forces to the benefit of the two countries.
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U.N. Pushes Implementation of Peace Deal in Mali
07/03/2016The United Nations Security Council has recently traveled to northern Mali to push for implementation of a fragile peace deal aimed at ending a cycle of internal uprisings and allowing.
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Turkey Offers to Help West Africa Fight Terrorism
02/03/2016President Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has recently said the country stands ready to help fight the growing threat of terrorism in West Africa under a new strategic partnership that aims.
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Somali Troop Secures Merka from al-Shabaab
09/02/2016Somali government troops backed by African Union peacekeepers has recently recaptured the key port of Merka from al-Shabaab insurgents, just one day after the Islamists swept into the city, the.
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Boko Haram: Regional Task Force to Receive Fund
03/02/2016As part of efforts to boost the military campaign against boko haram insurgents, AU Peace and Security Council Chief, Smail Chergui, has recently said donors at the African Union summit.
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