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Islamist terror violence on rise in African nations: Report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 28 (ANI): What African nations dismissed as an irrational fear has become a reality for them with the horrific realization of the continent becoming the new hub for Islamist terror violence in the last few months, said a think tank, Policy Research Group (POREG).
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15 killed in attacks on Burkina Faso military detachments
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], April 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Two almost simultaneous attacks targeting two military detachments in Burkina Faso's Sahel region killed 15 people on Sunday, including nine soldiers, the army said in a statement.
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Kartik Aaryan aka Rooh baba introduces his spooky 'saheliyan' in new 'Bhoo
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Taking his fans' excitement and curiosity a notch higher, actor Kartik Aaryan treated his fans with a new spooky poster of his upcoming horror-comedy drama 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2'.
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At lease 10 die in Burkina Faso gold mine attack
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], March 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 10 people were killed on Saturday in an attack that targeted a gold mine in Burkina's Sahel region, local media reported on Sunday.
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India welcomes UNOWAS' role in promoting preventive diplomacy, democratic
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [United States], January 11 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti highlighted the role of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWS) in promoting democracy and preventive diplomacy in the region.
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Nearly dozen soldiers injured in armed attack in northern Burkina Faso: Re
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Sahel [Burkina Faso], January 3 (ANI/Sputnik): At least eleven soldiers were injured in Burkina Faso's northern Sourou Province when armed individuals attacked local military and gendarmerie positions, the national RTB broadcaster reports.
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India highlights terrorism, climate change at UNSC open debate
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 10 (ANI): India on Thursday highlighted terrorism and climate change at UNSC open debate on "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Security in the context of Terrorism and Climate Change".
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Growing food insecurity in West Africa, Sahel must not be ignored: UN huma
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 8 (ANI): Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the international community, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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At least 20 killed in attack in northern Burkina Faso
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], November 15 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 20 people, including 19 gendarmes, were killed on Sunday in a terrorist attack against the detachment of the Inata gendarmerie, in Soum province in the Sahel region, Security Minister Maxim Kone announced on the national radio of
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India expresses concern over terrorism in African region at UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): Joint Force of G5 Sahel needs sustainable, predictable and necessary support to deal with terrorist and armed groups in the vast Sahel region, said India at United Nations Security Council (UNSC) briefing on Friday (local time).
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Senior UN Human Rights official to visit Mali from Nov 1-6
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris will pay a six-day working visit to Mali starting November 1 to address the human rights situation in the Western African nation and the whole Sahel region, dogged by insecurity, the O
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Blinken, French counterpart discuss cooperation in Indo-Pacific, Sahel
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian have discussed deepening cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and joint effort to counter terrorism in the Sahel ahead of the Biden-Macron summit, State Department spokes
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