At least 20 militants were killed May 17 when Nigerian warplanes bombarded suspected Islamist militant camps in northeast Nigeria, a Defense Ministry spokesman said, CNN reported.
At least 31 people were killed in an attack on an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 15, a military official said, Reuters reported.
Nigeria started a military campaign May 15 after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states, Reuters reported.
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa on May 14, YNaija reported, citing the Voice of Nigeria.
Two police stations in Benghazi were bombed early May 12, just two days after two other stations were similarly attacked, a local council said, Reuters reported.
The Kenyan government said May 11 it had deployed the military to assist in disarming local and foreign militias near the borders with Ethiopia and Somalia, Xinhua reported.
