October, 2015

• 29 October

  Over 30 killed in fighting between Congolese army and rebels

  Beni – More than 30 people were killed in eastern Congo in fighting between the army and a rebel Ugandan group of origin, the military said Thursday. Twenty members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and 11 government soldiers have been killed since Monday in the villages north of the …

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• 29 October

  The mediators are trying to revive the Burundi crisis talks

  Nairobi – the Minister of Defence of Uganda in Burundi is the latest attempt to revive peace talks between rival factions in the poor countries of Central Africa, presidential officials said Thursday. Burundi has been shaken by violence linked to the successful bid but challenged President Pierre Nkurunziza for a …

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• 29 October

  Rebels, security forces battle in Burundi

  Nairobi – Gunmen and security forces clashed in a series of deadly clashes in Burundi, police said Tuesday, the latest violence since the controversial re-election of President Pierre Nkurunziza. At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured in clashes since Monday, the last months of unrest triggered by …

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• 29 October

  German diplomat to the UN on Libya to take peace effort

  New York – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon intends to appoint Martin Kobler German diplomat, who headed the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the head of a peace effort fighting in Libya. Ban Wednesday informed the Security Council of his decision in a letter, a copy of which …

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• 29 October

  Heavy fighting near the DRC-Uganda border

  Kinshasa – Heavy fighting erupted on Wednesday that the Congolese army attacked one of the last strongholds of the rebels of M23 near the Ugandan border, forcing more than 10,000 Congolese flee to Uganda, officials and aid workers said Wednesday. Among those who had crossed the border Wednesday was Bertrand …

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• 29 October

  DRC: two soldiers and four rebels killed in clashes with ADF

  The Congolese army announced Wednesday that two of its soldiers and four Ugandan rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have been killed in fighting in the territory of Beni in eastern DRC. After three days of fighting between the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the Congolese army in Beni, …

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• 29 October

  Mali: the army kills seven jihadists in the region of Mopti

  September jihadists were killed Wednesday in clashes with the army in the Mopti region, according to the Malian government. The head of the Defense Ministry gives the information requested anonymity. According to him, the clashes took place in a wooded area at about thirty kilometers from the border with Burkina …

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• 29 October

  South Sudan rebels kidnapped twelve UN contract

  Twelve contractual routing equipment to the peacekeepers were abducted Monday, October 26th by hundreds of heavily armed rebels in South Sudan. “The contract must be immediately released unharmed”, claimed Thursday, October 29 spokesman Stephane Dujarric UN. A UN official said that all were South Sudanese nationality.

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• 28 October

  Twelve suspected jihadists arrested in central Mali, where the army launched an operation

  Twelve suspected jihadists were recently arrested in central Mali and transferred to the capital, Bamako, said Tuesday AFP Malian military sources, while the army has launched a massive operation in the region. “Twelve jihadists arrested last week in the region of Mopti (center) by the Malian army were transferred on …

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• 28 October

  Nigeria: Army delivers more than 300 women and children from the hands of Boko Haram

  More than 300 women and children held captive by Boko Haram were released during a military operation against a group of Islamist hideouts in north-eastern Nigeria, the Nigerian army announced Wednesday. “An army unit has rescued 338 people held captive by the terrorists”, including 192 children and 138 women, during …

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