Africa
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Aug- 2023 -20 August
W.African Delegation Arrives in Coup-Hit Niger
A delegation from West African bloc ECOWAS arrived in Niger for talks with the military officers who have seized power.
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18 August
Tunisian Air Force Receives Final T-6C Texan II Trainer Aircraft
Textron Aviation Defense has delivered the final Beechcraft T-6C Texan II turboprop military trainer aircraft to the Tunisian Air Force..
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18 August
W.Africa Military Chiefs Prepare Possible Niger Mission
West African military chiefs held a second day of talks, preparing for a possible armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.
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18 August
Fears for Displaced as Sudan War Spreads in Darfur: Witnesses
Fighting between two rival generals has spread to two cities in Sudan, witnesses said, raising concerns for hundreds of thousands who have fled violence in the Darfur region.
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17 August
Calls Mount in DR Congo to Scrap Emergency Measures in East
Political figures and members of DR Congo's civil society called for the authorities to scrap emergency measures in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
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17 August
Truce Holds in Libya After Clashes Kill 55
Tripoli's worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media reported, after a truce took hold in the capital and air traffic resumed.
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16 August
Seventeen Troops Killed in New Niger Attack
Seventeen troops died in a jihadist ambush in Niger, in a reminder of the nation's deep security crisis as its military rulers face off against neighbors determined to reverse last month's coup.
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16 August
Clashes Between Rival Factions in Libya Capital Kill 27: Medics
Gun battles between two leading armed groups in the Libyan capital Tripoli have killed 27 people and wounded 106.
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15 August
Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Mali Attack on UN Troops
An al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group has claimed responsibility for an attack that wounded members of the UN's peacekeeping force in Mali.
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15 August
26 Nigeria Troops Killed in Ambush: Military Sources
At least 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed and eight wounded in an ambush by gunmen in central Nigeria, two military sources told AFP.
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