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Burkina Faso’s interim president Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage during a coup a week ago, said he was back in power and had restored a civilian transitional government. “I have returned to work,” he said in a brief speech to journalists at the foreign ministry in the capital on …
Read More »Egypt military winds down campaign against ISIS in Sinai
Egypt’s military announced on Wednesday it was winding down its largest campaign in the Sinai against Islamists, following a 16-day operation in which it said scores of Islamic State group jihadists were killed. The army said the campaign in the Sinai Peninsula had “achieved its goals” in destroying militant hideouts …
Read More »Nigerian troops capture top Boko Haram leader
The Nigerian Army captured one of the top commanders of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram on Wednesday, a military spokesperson said. Bulama Modu and 43 others were captured in an operation that resulted in the destruction of two “terrorist camps” at Janguoriri and Bulatori in north-eastern Nigeria, the spokesperson …
Read More »Burkina Faso coup general defies deadline
West African leaders were flying to Burkina Faso on Tuesday night to try to resolve the country’s political crisis following a coup last week. There was a tense stand-off in the capital after the coup leader refused to heed a deadline for his men to return to barracks even after …
Read More »Rival Libya government urges peace talks freeze
Authorities in Libya’s militia-held capital have called for a freeze in UN-mediated peace talks until the military of the internationally recognised government halts an offensive in the east. Khalifa Ghweil, prime minister in a Tripoli-based parallel administration, “strongly” condemned the talks being held in Morocco between Libya’s rival parliaments. The …
Read More »Tunisia to send mission to assess security in civilian airports in Libya
A Tunisian mission will be send soon to Libya to assess the security situation in Libyan civilian airports, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. The mission involves the airports of “Lobruk,” “Tobruk,” “Misurata” and “Mitiga,” Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mokhtar Chaouachi said.
Read More »Egypt buys two Mistral ships from France
French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday Egypt had agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis. The deal is the second big military contract this year between France and Egypt, which Hollande said he increasingly views as a strategic …
Read More »Algeria strongly condemns military escalation in Libya, calls Libyans for restraint
Algeria “strongly” condemned on Sunday the outbreak of violence in Libya and called on the Libyan brothers for restraint to preserve the cohesion and unity of the Libyan people, said Foreign Affairs Ministry in a communiqué.
Read More »Algeria strongly condemns the military escalation in Libya, the Libyans called for restraint
Algeria “strongly” Sunday condemned the outbreak of violence in Libya and called on Libyan brothers for restraint to protect the cohesion and unity of the Libyan people, said the Foreign Ministry in a statement. “Algeria strongly condemns the upsurge of violence in Libya, particularly the latest raids on the city …
Read More »Nigeria's army said rescuing 241 women and children of Boko Haram
The Nigerian army said Wednesday it rescued 241 women and children during operations against insurgents of the Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-east. Women and children were gathered Tuesday as soldiers emptied what the military has assured to be “terrorist camps” near Banki in Borno State. According to Amnesty …
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