The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) signed a partnership agreement for the African Union Support Programme (AUSP III), which obtained a new co-funding of 51 million Euros. The two sides signed, Wednesday, the AUSP III in the framework of the Steering Committee on the Aide Memoire between …

A suicide bombing by a Boko Haram militants has killed 11 people in northern Cameroon, a provincial governor said on Thursday, warning civilians not to breach special security measures aimed at preventing such attacks. It was the latest in a spate of raids blamed on the Nigeria-based militant group in …

The UN Security Council on Wednesday decided to strengthen peacekeeping operations in Mali following a spate of attacks targeting blue helmets serving in the UN’s deadliest mission. The council unanimously backed a French-drafted resolution that provides for 2 500 extra troops and police to be deployed in the mission known …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who came to power after a bloody crackdown on political Islamists, called on Wednesday for religious reforms to counter extremists in a speech to Muslim clerics. Sisi has often warned that Islamist extremism presents a vital threat to the region, which he suggested lags in …

Egypt’s military said six soldiers were killed in clashes with armed smugglers near the country’s western border with Libya on Thursday. The soldiers were patrolling the border when they “came under surprise fire” from the smugglers, a military statement said, adding that a number of smugglers were killed in the …