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March 31, 2018: Armed attack on soldiers in Angola

On March 31, 2018 the Armed Force of Cabinda claimed responsibility for the killing of four Angolan soldiers.

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March 16, 2016: Terrorists shoot administrators in protest in Burundi

On March 16, 2016 unidentified gunmen killed three local administrators in various parts of Burundi to protest the decision by President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third term.

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February 21, 2011: Terrorist attack kills three soldiers in Senegal

On February 21, 2011 three Senegalese soldiers were killed and six wounded by ethnic terrorists in the country’s south.

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November 29, 2018: Sectarian shootings in Ethiopia

On November 29, 2018 at least 15 police officers and civilians were killed in western Ethiopia by Oromo Liberation Front terrorists

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November 20, 2018: Separatists kidnap students in Cameroon

On November 20, 2018 unidentified gunmen kidnaped nine students and a teacher at Lords Bilingual School in Kumba, Cameroon.

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Has Africa become the ‘Dark Continent’ for terrorism?

Africa will most likely continue to be a hot bed of terrorism for many years to come with little hope of a resolution to this threat

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September 8, 2019: Massacre in Burkina Faso

On September 8, 2019 at least 29 people were killed after a food convoy and a transport truck were attacked in Burkina Faso

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Why it is so hard to decide what is – and what isn’t – terrorism

Terrorism is not as obvious as it may seem at times. Agreement on what is – and what isn’t – an act of terrorism can be quite difficult.

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July 11, 2015: Disguised terrorist detonates suicide bomb in Chad

On July 11, 2015 a Boko Haram terrorist disguised as a woman detonated a suicide vest in Chad, killing 15 people and wounding another 80

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June 27, 1974: Murder of missionaries in Rhodesia

On June 27, 1978 two German Jesuit missionaries, were shot dead in cold blood by ZIPRA terrorists in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)