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Clashes between rival communities in Chad kill at least 42

Most clashes between herders and farmers occur in the annual transhumance corridors where vegetation is thick and suitable for crops and feeding livestock. Clashes between “two communities” in eastern Chad have killed at least 42 people in a desert region of the vast Sahel country often hit by land disputes, authorities said Thursday. The public

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Monday Briefing: Biden Clashes With Netanyahu

Biden clashes with Netanyahu The leaders of the U.S. and Israel are engaged in an increasingly public dispute over Gaza. President Biden said on Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was “hurting Israel more than helping Israel,” and rebuked him over the rising civilian death toll even as he affirmed American support for Israel. “It’s

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Dozens Killed in Papua New Guinea After Clashes Between Tribes

At least 53 people were killed in fighting in the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, where deadly violence between more than a dozen tribal groups has been escalating, a senior security official said. George Kakas, the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary acting superintendent, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the death toll from the

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19 killed in clashes in area claimed by Sudan and South Sudan

Violence is common in the oil-rich territory, with 54 people killed last week alone, including two UN peacekeepers. Nineteen people, one of them a humanitarian worker, were killed in ethnic clashes over the weekend in the Abyei region straddling the border between Sudan and South Sudan and claimed by both, local authorities said. Violence is

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Clashes outside Senegal parliament ahead of election delay debate

Several dozen protesters could be heard chanting “Macky Sall dictator” referring to the incumbent president after being scattered by security. Security forces used tear gas to disperse an opposition rally outside Senegal’s parliament on Monday, shortly before the start of a contentious debate on postponing this month’s presidential election. Several dozen protesters could be heard

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52 killed in clashes in disputed oil-rich African region of Abyei

Gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded, a regional official said Sunday. The motive for the attack Saturday evening was not immediately clear but it was suspected to revolve around a land dispute,

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