Two civilians killed in Mali rocket attack on UN barracks

Three people have been killed in a rocket attack on a UN peacekeepers' base in northern Mali, the UN says.

Gunmen launch an attack on a UN camp in northern Mali, killing a UN peacekeeper and injuring at least one other, residents and eyewitnesses say.

Suspected Islamist militants attack a military barracks in north-eastern Nigeria, sparking a battle involving military fighter jets that lasted several hours.

Community leaders in central Nigeria accuse government troops of killing civilians and burning villages following the deaths of six soldiers.

Six Malian government officials and two civilians are killed as rebels continue to clash with troops in the north town of Kidal.

BUJUMBURA, Burundi — At least 77 civilians have been killed in clashes with Burundi's security forces since the start of anti-government protests in April, a rights activist said Friday.
Another 1,000 people have been arrested and dozens of prisoners tortured, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, head of the Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained Persons, told The Associated Press.
Mbonimpa said his group has representatives across the nation that have been tallying the death toll as...

14 people, including two children, killed: six shot in the back Hundreds injured by beatings and live ammunition, including a child born with a bullet wound Commission of inquiry should investigate recent and historical abuses

Burkina Faso’s former presidential guard displayed a cold-blooded disregard for human life, killing 14 unarmed protestors and bystanders and wounding hundreds more with automatic weapons following last month’s coup d’état, Amnesty International said today.

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Libya's main airport in Tripoli is hit by a new rocket attack, as the government considers seeking security help from international forces.

Gunmen on motorbikes have attacked at least two hotels in the central Malian town of Sevare, witnesses tell the BBC.