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Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 12 civilians and burned houses and motorbikes during raids on two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local human rights groups said on Wednesday. Fighters believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a Ugandan militia active in eastern Congo since …

Eleven soldiers in Mali have been killed during an ambush on a convoy in the central Mopti region, the military says. A statement said nine other soldiers were seriously injured when a car bomb was detonated and the convoy was then targeted with heavy gunfire. A Malian officer described the …

At least 47 people, including 30 civilians have been killed in a clash between Islamist militants and government troops, in northern Burkina Faso. The ministry of communication said 19 others are wounded after suspected jihadists raided a military convoy escorting civilians on Wednesday. The army said government troops had “neutralised” …

Suspected jihadists have killed 30 people during an attack in the north of Burkina Faso, near the Niger border. Eleven civilians are among the dead, officials say. Armed men targeted villages near the border with Niger on Wednesday, before opening fire on security forces who responded to the raids. “Ten …

The military governor of Ituri province in eastern Congo, Mr Johnny Luboya Nkashama, has condemned the killing of 16 people taken hostage by suspected Islamists. Mr Luboya said the army was sending reinforcements to boost security. He told a public meeting the objective was to allow people to return to …

Nine troops were killed in Mali’s troubled central region early Wednesday when their camp came under attack from jihadists, security sources said. Their position at Boni, located between Douentza and Hombori in the Mopti region, was attacked by “heavily armed individuals in armoured vehicles,” one source said, speaking on condition …