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Boko Haram ambush Chad

Boko Haram Ambush Kills Two Chadian Generals, Sparks National Mourning

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JNIM militants Mali

JNIM Militants Storm Mali’s ‘Africa’s Alcatraz’ Prison Near Bamako

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Boko Haram Chad attack

Boko Haram Kills 23 Chadian Soldiers in Lake Chad Island Assault

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Sudan drone strikes

Sudan Accuses Ethiopia and UAE of Drone Strikes, Recalls Ambassador

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Mali Goïta defence

Mali’s Goïta Takes Defence Portfolio After Minister Killed in Bombing

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Sudan Gezira Scheme

Sudan’s Breadbasket Lies in Ruins as War Devastates Ancient Irrigation Heartland

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Somali pirates Gulf of Aden

Somali Pirates Seize Oil Tanker MT Eureka in Gulf of Aden

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Smoke rises amid burned areas at a military base in Hombori, Mali, in this still image obtained from an undated social media video released April 30, 2026. Al Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) said on Thursday it had captured the military base of Hombori. Social media via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY VERIFICATION: Reuters verified the location from the gates, buildings, barrier and mountains seen in the vi

Rebel Forces Encircle Bamako as Mali Crisis Deepens

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AFP via Getty Images A motorcyclist rides past a monument in support of the Malian Army in Bamako on April 26, 2026.

Islamist Militants Tighten Grip on Mali’s Capital Bamako

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Fighters from Permanent Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad (CSP-DPA) sit together

Mali Defence Minister Killed as Rebel Alliance Storms Bamako

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A Malian refugee now willing to the identified sits in his tent in Dounkara village, Mauritania [Shola Lawal/Al Jazeera]

Mali Crisis Drives 100,000 Refugees Into Mauritania Amid Escalating Violence

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AFP via Getty Images A group of fighters in camouglage stand around a pick-up truck on a dusty road. One man in near silhouette - standing on the vehicle - is holding an automatic rifle up. On the left of the picture is the brown and yellow legs of a sculpture.

Mali Capital Attacked, Defence Minister Killed as Rebels Advance

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