Quatre villageois ont été tués, un autre est porté disparu, et une femme grièvement brûlée à la suite d’une attaque perpétrée dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi par des « individus armés non identifiés
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Nigeria’s military says its airstrikes killed 35 Islamic militants in Borno state
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Understanding China’s New Counterterrorism Ambitions in Africa
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Mali : des djihadistes attaquent deux positions militaires
Un camp militaire et un poste de l’armée ont été pris pour cible par des djihadistes le 19 août, deux attaques qui s’inscrivent dans une profonde crise sécuritaire au Mali depuis 2012. Situé dans le