The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Tuesday acknowledged that it has lost control of the oil-rich town of Heglig following what it said was an attack by South Sudan’s People Liberation Army (SPLA) and “mercenaries”.

South Sudan government, was the first to speak about the fighting earlier today when it denounced air attacks by Sudan air force targeting a strategic bridge in Abiemnhom which is situated west of Mayom town that is part of the Unity state.

Juba claimed that the bombing injured four civilians including one child.

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The Malian army has regrouped in the town of Mopti, a potential new battlefield in the fight against rebels from the north.

Tuareg fighters have operating in the nearby area, which separates southern Mali and their self-declared independent state of Azawad.

The town of 115,000 thousand inhabitants is likely to become the base for any future assault by the Malian army against the rebels.

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Seven persons, including a 7-year-old girl, were killed in a new wave of attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria.

During the night in the north-eastern city of Dikwa, the Islamic terrorists killed a policeman, a civilian and a local politician the Nigerian army reported. The command attacked a police station, a bank and a hotel but was repelled by soldiers, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa, a spokesman for the Combined Task Force for the state of Borno explained.

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Somali government troops backed by Ethiopian forces on Friday captured two strategic towns in the south of the horn of African nation after al-Shabaab fighters fled the area, residents and officials said.

The towns of Bur-Hakaba and Qadsax-dhere, Bay region in the southwest of the country fell into government hands without any fighting with al-Shabaab fighters who left the town hours before the troops entered, residents said.

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National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad (Mnla), fondamental component of tuareg rebellion in Mali, today has proclaimed the independence of Azawad.

Spokesman Mossa Ag Attaher ha indicated to want to respect “borders with neighboring states”.

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Mali’s MNLA separatist rebels said they had ended their fight to create an “Azawad” state on the edge of the Sahara on Thursday after achieving their goal, according the group’s website.

The rebels, battling alongside Islamist militants who want to impose sharia, or Islamic law, swept through northern Mali last week, pushing government forces from Kidal, Gao and Timbuktu, the three northern regions of Mali that the MNLA says will form the new state.

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Somaliland army has transferred 67 militia men that were captured in the recent attempted suprise attack that Khaatumo militia launched against Somaliland forces but however were vanquished by Somaliland forces.

The captured militia accompanied by their commander are currently being held at Burco City Prison as they wait to be relocated to Mandheer Prison outside of Berbera.

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