Sadio Camara, Mali's former minister of defense, died in a car bomb attack on April 25. The incident took place in a region facing increased activity by jihadist groups.
Camara had helped lead a coup that removed the previous government. The new authorities ended security cooperation with the United States and France while turning to Russia for support.
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Retired Major General Abubakar Rabe, a former Defence Spokesman, was killed by his kidnappers two weeks after being abducted by bandits alongside his wife.
James Boyard, a top Haitian security official, was abducted by armed men in the Bourdon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince on Thursday.
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Two French soldiers from UNIFIL died in Lebanon in an attack attributed to Hezbollah. Tributes were paid to them on Wednesday, as French officials highlight limited response options amid escalation risks. The foreign minister denounces it as a war crime.
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has declared that the time is up for Boko Haram informants and sympathizers, vowing to track them down. This follows triple bomb blasts in Maiduguri condemned by JNI as barbaric.