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07Apr/17

Three killed as truck drives into crowd in Swedish capital – police

April 7, 2017DisasterAl-Qaeda, Antisemitism in the Arab world, Antisemitism in the Middle East, Geography of Europe, Geography of Sweden, Municipalities of Sweden, OMX STOCKHOLM 30 INDEX, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Pan-Islamism, Paramilitary organizations, Stefan Lofven, Stockholm, Stockholm urban area, Sweden, Terrorism, War/Conflictsmbale

Three people are killed after a truck drives into a crowd on a shopping street in central Stockholm.

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06Jan/17

Chibok schoolgirl kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 safe and sound, with a baby

January 6, 2017WarAnti-intellectualism, Anti-Western sentiment, Belgium, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Borno State, Chibok, Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Child abduction, City: Chibok, Geography of Nigeria, In Nigeria, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Persecution of Christians, States of Nigeria, War/Conflictsmbale

Nigerian soldiers have found a girl who was one of more than 200 pupils kidnapped by Islamist militant group Boko Haram from their school in the town of Chibok in April 2014.

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02Nov/16

Nigerian soldiers, police sexually abuse Boko Haram victims: Human Rights Watch

November 2, 2016WorldAnti-intellectualism, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Borno State, Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping, Child abduction, Country: Nigeria, Islam, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Islamist groups, MAIDUGURI, Mausi Segun, Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Persecution of Christians, Rabe Abubakar, Religion, Sambisa forest, States of Nigeria, War/Conflictsmbale

Human Rights Watch has released a report accusing Nigeria’s police and troops of raping women and girls displaced by conflict in the northeast. An Islamist campaign by Boko Haram has driven more than two million people from their homes and killed some 15,000 in the region. Abuses are also said to have been carried out by camp leaders and local militias meant to help the military fight the insurgents.

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14Mar/16

Grand Bassam resort where 16 people were killed

Tourists react to Ivory Coast beach attack

March 14, 2016WorldAbidjan, Africa, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Bamako, Bassam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Company: Reuters, Continents, Côte d'Ivoire, Country: Côte d'Ivoire, Decades, France, French West Africa, Germany, Grand-Bassam, Guhi, Hamed Bakayoko, Hospitality/Recreation, Islamic terrorism in France, Ivory Coast, Mali, Musée national du costume de Grand-Bassam, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Ouagadougou, Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand-Bassam, Sud-Comoé, Terrorism in Morocco, War on Terrorsmbale

Tourists and workers in Grand Bassam in Ivory Coast speak of their sadness and the impact on the beach resort town the morning after a deadly attack killed 16.

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26Jan/16

President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana

Ghanaians decry transfer of ex-Guantanamo prisoners to their country

January 26, 2016WorldAccra, Adongo Thomas, Africa, Al-Qaeda, Azoya Philemon, Boko Haram, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, Chukwuemeka Eze, Continents, Countries, Cuba, France, Ghana, Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Bay detention camp, Guinea, Islam and antisemitism, Islamist, John Mahama, Khalid Muhammad Salih al-Dhuby, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef, Mali, Member states of the African Union, Member states of the United Nations, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Ouagadougou, Pentagon, Russia, Splendid Hotel, Terrorism, United Kingdom, United States, War on Terror, West Africa, Western Asia, Yemensmbale

Public outcry in Ghana following decision to transfer two Yemeni detainees held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to the country. Many say they view the men as a security threat to the West African nation, located in a region struggling to cope with the rise of several militant Islamist insurgencies.
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15Jan/16

the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou

Security forces battle Islamist gunmen holding hostages in hotel

January 15, 2016WorldAl-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Blaise Compaore, Burkina Faso, Chad, Counter-insurgency, Decades, Insurgency in the Maghreb, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic terrorism, Mali, Man-made disasters, Military history by country, Northern Mali conflict, Operation Barkhane, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Organized crime, Ouagadougou, Pan-Islamism, Sahel, Terrorism in Yemen, War on Terrorsmbale

Suspected Islamist fighters hold hostages at a hotel used by foreigners in Burkina Faso’s capital, in an attack claimed by Al Qaeda.

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03Jan/16

A retrospective look at Africa’s music scene in 2015

January 3, 2016MusicAfrica, Aliou Touré, Anti-Western sentiment, Boko, Boko Haram, Boko Haram insurgency, Brussels, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad Basin, Child abduction, Cobhams Asuquo, Congo, Congolese, Côte d'Ivoire, Decades, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Franco, Gabon, Hassidi, Iraq, Islamic extremism in Northern Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Jimi Hendrix, Kim, Koffi Olomide, Mali, Musicians, N'DJAMENA, Niger, Nigeria, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Papa Wemba, Paramilitary organizations, Ray, Republic of the Congo, Sara, Senegal, Songhoy Blues, Stromae, Syria, Twitter, Zaikosmbale

2015 saw Africa’s musicians use their songs to spread awareness about Boko Haram, promote peace and reconciliation and challenge stereotypes. It was a year where the continent’s diversity and eclectic musical traditions were on display.

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29Nov/15

Highlights of world events from October and November 2015

November 29, 2015WorldAfghanistan, Ankara, Aung San Suu Kyi, Beirut, Contemporary history, Croatia, Decades, Egypt, el-Sheikh, France, François Hollande, Germany, Hungary, In Iraq, In Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jerusalem, Konstantin Murakhtin, KUNDUZ, Kurdish separatism in Turkey, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Mali, Massoud Barzani, Médecins Sans Frontières, Moscow, Myanmar, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Paris, Persecution of Yazidis by ISIL, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sinjar, Slovenia, St. Petersburg, Syrian Civil War, Tayyip Erdogan, The Airbus, Turkey, Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, United States, Victor Ponta, Washingtonsmbale

World events during October and November include a disaster at a Romanian nightclub which saw tens of thousands protest on the streets, simultaneous attacks at several locations in Paris and the re-taking of the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State.
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29Nov/15

Highlights of world events from July to September 2015

November 29, 2015WorldAbdullah Öcalan, Afghanistan, Alek Skarlatos, Alexis Tsipras, Amsterdam, Ankara, Anthony Sadler, Athens, Austria, Aylan Kurdi, Bangkok, Barack Obama, Belgium, BLOOMINGTON, Brussels, Budapest, Cecil, Chile, China, Chris Norman, Cuba, Douma, Dwayne Brown, Eleftherios Venizelos, Euclid Tsakalotos, European Convention on Human Rights, Federica Mogherini, France, François Hollande, French Polynesia, Galip, Geography of Asia, Greece, Guzmán, Havana, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Istanbul, Japan, Japan in U.S., JOHN KERRY, Kenya, Kobani, Kurdish separatism in Turkey, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Macedonia, Mecca, Medina, Mexico, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Munich, National Intelligence Organization, New Horizons, New York, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Ormoc City, Paris, Peru, Philippines, Rehan, Russia, SANTIAGO, Saudi Arabia, Seffner, Serbia, Shinzō Abe, Sopron, Spencer Stone, Suruc, Syria, Taiwan, Taiwan and China, Tehran, Thailand, Tianjin, Turkey, U.S. Marines, Uhuru Kenyatta, United Kingdom, United States, Vienna, Vladimir Putin, Walter Palmer, Western Asia, Yanis Varoufakissmbale

World events during the third quarter of the year include the movement of migrants across Europe, twin blasts in China which tore through an industrial port area and the escape from prison of Mexico’s most notorious drug lord.
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07Sep/15

Afghan girls hospitalised after possible gas poisoning

September 7, 2015WorldAfghanistan, Afghanistan–Pakistan relations, Anti-Shi'ism, April 2003 in Afghanistan, Asia, Bass Gul, Chemical warfare, Countries, Ehsanullah Hayat, Enjil, Geography of Asia, Herat, Mohammad Rafiq Shirzai, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Taliban, War in Afghanistansmbale

Hundreds of school girls taken to hospital after a suspected poison gas attack in Afghanistan.

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