Algeria’s ambassador in Tunis Abdelkader Hadjar said, Tuesday, that Algeria which has suffered from terrorism for a long time, stands today beside Tunisia to counter any attempt to undermine its security. The military and security co-operation between the two countries is at its highest levels, he affirmed.

Boko Haram killed nine people, including five soldiers, over the weekend in an ambush on Nigerian troops in Nigeria’s northeast, the army’s spokesperson said. In a statement distributed late on Sunday, Nigerian army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said the jihadists attacked as the troops were carrying out “clearance operations” in …

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday sacked the commander of the peacekeeping force in South Sudan following a damning report showing failure to protect civilians during recent violence in Juba. The report from a UN special investigation found that a lack of leadership in the UN mission culminated …

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the United Nations to boost security forces in the Central African Republic, a day after France ended its peacekeeping mission in the strife-torn country. The UN force Minusca has been left alone to combat militias terrorising civilians now that France has wrapped up …

Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Tuesday implored the country’s army to respect the “rule of law”. The impoverished, landlocked west African country has been blighted by numerous coups and mutinies since gaining independence from France in 1960.