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The Congolese government and Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have remained at odds over M23’s territorial control in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and other issues, undermining the sustainability of the Qatari-brokered preliminary peace
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Le gouvernement soudanais, soutenu par l’armée, a accusé ce lundi les Emirats arabes unis (EAU) de recruter et de financer des mercenaires colombiens pour combattre aux côtés des Forces de soutien rapide (FSR), le groupe
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By Taking on Government Roles, Terrorist Tighten Grip on Sahel’s Rural Areas
Across the vast expanses of rural Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, residents feel little influence from their central governments. That void has opened the way for the terrorist group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin to spread
Islamic State Central Africa Province Intensifies Sectarian Targeting Campaign
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Rescue operations are ongoing to find dozens more missing, local authorities say. At least 68 refugees and migrants have died and 74 others remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, according
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Islamic State and al-Qaida threat is intense in Africa, with growing risks in Syria, UN experts say
The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as a “a strategic base for external
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