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A dozen soldiers killed after rebel attack in southwest Niger
The deaths come as former colonial power France prepares to withdraw a…
UN’s new Haiti envoy warns of ‘alarming’ surge in violence
More than 1,600 homicides, rapes, kidnappings and lynchings reported in first quarter…
Haiti crisis looms large as Biden visits Canada’s Trudeau
Montreal, Canada – For many months, daily life in Haiti’s capital has been…
Colombia, ELN rebels hail progress in second round of peace talks
ELN official says two sides took ‘first steps’ towards a temporary ceasefire…
The cost of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s war with M23
From: UpFront The DRC’s Minister of Communications, Patrick Muyaya, on the fighting…
UNICEF urges release of 13 kidnapped children in eastern DRC
The ADF, a central African affiliate of ISIL, is one of the…
UN condemns M23 rebel offensive on DRC town as hundreds flee
The M23 rebels have seized areas of eastern DRC’s North Kivu province…
Kenyan security forces kill 10 suspected al-Shabab fighters
Kenya has suffered attacks for a decade as retribution for joining the…
DRC police disperse protest against slow M23 rebel pullback
The rebels have been accused of flouting a ceasefire and making withdrawals…
Seven soldiers killed in al-Shabab attack on Somali military base
Government forces and allied clan militias recaptured the base from al-Shabab in…
Turkey says Kurdish armed groups in Syria ‘legitimate targets’
Ibrahim Kalin, the presidential spokesperson, tells Al Jazeera that Ankara will target…
Colombia armed groups confining people to homes, communities: NRC
Norwegian Refugee Council calls for ‘lasting peace’ to end restrictions on freedom…
Kenya to spend $37m on sending troops to DR Congo
Kenya’s Parliament has approved the deployment of nearly 1,000 soldiers for a…
Haitians push for local solutions as insecurity and violence soar
With violence gripping the streets of Port-au-Prince and no neighbourhood spared from…