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NIGERIA: Vigilantes and volunteers take on Boko Haram

June 19, 2013 Boko Haram Members Killed By Soldiers While Attacking Bama

Reports from the north-eastern state of Borno point to an expanding role being played by vigilantes and volunteers in Nigeria’s war against Islamist militant movement Boko Haram.

Nigeria bans sat phones in northeast after attacks

June 19, 2013 Military denies report of killing civilians in northeast Nigeria

 Nigeria's military on Wednesday banned the use of satellite phones in much of the restive northeast after cutting mobile phone service, further isolating the area after a series of fresh attacks

Mali signs ceasefire accord with Tuareg rebels

June 19, 2013

Mali's government signed a ceasefire accord with Tuareg rebels, paving the way for presidential elections in the troubled west African state next month.

Ivory Coast: ICC rejects challenge to the admissibility of Gbagbo’s case

June 12, 2013 Laurent Gbagbo, Former Ivorian President:

Sierra Leone: One person killed in Casino shootout

June 11, 2013

A shootout at a Casino in Freetown witnessed the killing of a close protection officer attached to the state house.

 

Mali militants remain threat to West Africa: Ban

June 10, 2013

Al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali remain a threat to all West Africa, UN leader Ban Ki-moon said in a report Sunday in which he also raised concerns about a planned election next month.

Mali mediators hopeful of accord on vote

June 10, 2013

Burkinabe mediators hosting talks between Mali's government and armed Tuareg rebels said they hoped for an agreement Monday to enable elections to be held nationwide next month.

Mali army launches assault on Tuareg rebels

June 6, 2013

Malian soldiers launched an assault Wednesday on armed Tuareg separatists accused of ethnic cleansing, killing 10, in a bid to dislodge them from a key northern stronghold ahead of national elections.

Malian army advances on key rebel-held town

June 4, 2013

Malian troops advanced on the flashpoint city of Kidal Tuesday to retake it from Tuareg separatists accused of "ethnic cleansing" after a wave of expulsions of black residents.

The ICC declines to confirm charges against Gbagbo

June 3, 2013 ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

Pre-Trial Chamber 1 of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has adjourned the hearing on the confirmation of charges against former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo. The Prosecutor’s evidence, viewed as a whole, left the Chamber with no choice but to decline to confirm the charges, the Chamber said.