Rebel commander Riek Machar would become Vice President under a proposed power-sharing deal

The government of South Sudan signed a cease-fire agreement with opposition rebel forces on Monday, signaling a possible end to the internal conflict that has ravaged the North African nation for more than a year.

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Boko Haram fighters on Sunday launched a fresh attempt to take over the strategically crucial northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, Borno State, just two weeks before the general election.

Four residents told AFP that Sunday’s fighting began at roughly 3:00am (0200 GMT) with loud explosions and gunfire, as the insurgents tried to enter the city from the south.

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Battles rage in Kachin and northern Shan State between Kachin Independence Army and Burmese Army despite ongoing ceasefire talks between Ethnic Armed Organizations’ Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team and officials from Myanmar Peace Center and Union Peace-making Work Committee.

KIA troops have fought a series of battles with Burmese Army troops in Hsenwi Township (Theinni in Burmese), Kut Kai Township, Muse Township, and Nam Hkam Township in northern Shan State on Thursday, Jan 29.

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The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a media statement issued on Saturday said that security forces conducted military offensives in Laghman, Kunduz, Faryab, Uruzgan, Paktika and Helmand provinces.

The statement added that security forces killed 32 insurgents, wounded 11 and arrested 12 others.

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Fighting between pro-Russian rebels and Ukrainian forces in the east of the country has left 15 government soldiers dead and 30 wounded over the past 24 hours, Ukraine’s Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak said today.

“In the last day, 15 soldiers died and 30 more were wounded. That is the figure for the whole frontline,” Mr Poltorak told journalists.

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