Africa • Page 36 of 292 • The Defense Post

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30 May

An aerial view shows black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan

Paramilitaries Claim Capture of Key Sudan Towns

Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan's military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week.

29 May

Members of Islamic State Central African Province extremist group.

Staff Writer With AFP

Jihadists Ambush Mozambique Army Outpost, Killing Soldiers: Military Sources

An attack on a military base in northern Mozambique killed multiple soldiers, local military sources told AFP on Wednesday, underscoring spiraling insecurity in the southern African country.

28 May

Staff Writer With AFP

IS-Claimed Attack in Niger Kills Soldiers

Several soldiers have been killed in an attack targeting a military post in western Niger in an offensive claimed by the Islamic State group.

27 May

Nigerian troops patrolling the streets in the northeast town of Baga, Borno State, Nigeria

Staff Writer With AFP

Explosion Reported Near Military Barracks in Nigeria’s Capital: Army

An explosion occurred near a military barracks in the Nigerian capital Abuja, as an intelligence source said that the suspected attacker had died.

26 May

Members of the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) position themselves on the Ugandan side of the border town in Bunagana, Democratic Republic of Congo, while awaiting deployment

Staff Writer With AFP

Uganda Suspends Military Cooperation With Germany: Army

Uganda has "suspended" all military cooperation with Germany, its army said, claiming the German ambassador "engaged in subversive activities" in the east African country.

25 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Dozens Killed in NE Nigeria ‘Bandit’ Attacks

Dozens of people were reported killed in two suspected attacks by armed gangs in northeast Nigeria, a local state governor and villagers said on Saturday.

25 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Denies Using Chemical Weapons After US Imposes Sanctions

Sudan's army-aligned government denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in its war against paramilitary rivals.

21 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Army Says Khartoum State ‘Completely Free’ of Paramilitaries

The Sudanese army said on Tuesday it had dislodged rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Omdurman, part of the Sudanese capital, securing all of Khartoum state nearly two months after recapturing the capital's center.

20 May