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Black box found at site of Air Algerie crash

French officials dispatched a military unit to secure the site in restive northern Mali where an Air Algerie plane crashed with the loss of 116 people. France's interior minister said Friday that terrorism cannot be excluded as a cause for the tragedy, though it was likely due to bad weather.
Air Algerie jet with 116 on board crashes in Mali
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Air Algerie jet with 116 on board crashes in Mali

An Air Algerie jetliner carrying 116 people crashed Thursday in a rainstorm over restive Mali, the third major international aviation disaster in a week.
Black box found at site of Air Algerie crash

French officials dispatched a military unit to secure the site in restive northern Mali where an Air Algerie plane crashed with the loss of 116 people. France's interior minister said Friday that terrorism cannot be excluded as a cause for the tragedy, though it was likely due to bad weather.
Air Algerie jet with 116 aboard 'probably crashed' in Mali
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Egypt says Gaza cease-fire bid alive
France to redeploy its troops in Africa due to terrorism concerns
Egyptian truce plan unravels after new fighting
Libya considers calling for international troops
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Officials: Up to 120 US troops training Somali forces

New details are emerging about the U.S. military mission in Somalia, where it was revealed that up to 120 U.S. special operators are training and advising local Somali forces in their fight against the Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab.
US penalties on Uganda over gay policy don’t target key military efforts

A White House decision to cancel an aviation exercise in Uganda, among other measures, in connection with that country’s anti-gay law will not affect other key U.S. military partnerships with the Ugandan military, U.S. Africa Command said on Friday.
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