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Gunmen have killed dozens of civilians and wounded several more in attacks on two villages in western Niger, near the country’s border with Mali,...

Two French soldiers were killed in Mali on Saturday when an improvised explosive device (IED) hit their vehicle, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/two-french-soldiers-killed-in-mali-french-presidency

Zimbabwe has extended a nationwide curfew, banned gatherings and ordered non-essential businesses closed for a month in an effort to curb a surge in...

The army has said it lost two soldiers but killed at least 14 militiamen while dislodging them from a village in the eastern Democratic...

US President Donald Trump could take “reckless” military action against Iran in his final days in office, experts have warned, as tensions between Tehran...

One of the four Blackwater security contractors pardoned last month by United States President Donald Trump has said he “acted correctly” during a 2007 shooting rampage...

A suicide bombing near the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed at least five people including two Turks, the Turkish health minister said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/several-people-killed-in-attack-on-turkish-company-in-somalia

An Algerian military appeals court on Saturday acquitted three top officials who were jailed in 2019 during mass protests, sources close to the officials said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/2/algeria-frees-top-officials-jailed-during-mass-protests

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga began 2021 promising that the delayed Tokyo Olympics would go ahead in July, even as Japan contends with a...