Africa

Lieutenant General Carlos Humberto Loitey, Military Adviser for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, is currently on a working visit in Morocco where the Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of national defense administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, received him following royal instructions.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Thursday called on his Tunisian counterpart Beji Caid Essebsi to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries to meet security challenges targeting the region. “Our region is going through delicate stage in the midst of difficult challenges and critical security-related threats to our security and …

Algerian army forces on Wednesday arrested five individuals charged of providing support to terrorist groups in the province of Bouira, 120 km eastern Algiers, Defense Ministry said on Thursday. “As part of the fight against terrorism and thanks to efficient use of intelligence, army troops arrested five individuals suspected of …

The European Union has called on Cameroon to ensure its security forces use “proportional force” in the country’s restive English-speaking west. “Resorting to violence cannot be a means of achieving political ends,” said EU foreign affairs spokesperson Catherine Ray in a statement on Wednesday. “It remains crucial for the security …

Egypt on Friday announced a major security operation involving the military and police forces in areas including the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, the epicenter of an Islamic insurgency spearheaded by a local affiliate of the Islamic State group. The operation, announced in a televised statement by army spokesman Col. Tamer …

United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom have condemned in the strongest terms Benghazi twin car bomb explosions, describing them as “horrific terrorist attacks.” In a joint statement by their ambassadors and chargés d’affaires on Thursday, the four countries said they will continue their efforts with their international partners …

Libyan eastern-based army air force on Saturday attacked terrorist sites in the eastern city of Derna. “The air force targeted sites and observatories of terrorist groups in Bukhtal farms in southern Derna.” Media office of the Libyan army’s Omar al-Mukhtar unit said in a statement.

U.S. Chargé d’Affaires to Khartoum, Steven Koutsis, on Tuesday has stressed his country’s support for peace efforts in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile states. The U.S. diplomat discussed with Sudan’s Presidential Assistant Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid ways to enhance peace and stability in the country ahead of a new round …

Algeria will never send troops to neighboring countries such as Libya and Mali to help fight terrorism, Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel said Monday. “Algeria will never get involved in military conflicts beyond its border, and everyone knows this,” Messahel told the Algerian Channel III radio.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who has made numerous trips to Africa, is in Tunisia for two days to further boost the close partnership between France and the North African country, a budding democracy struggling economically while contending with Islamic extremists. It is Macron’s first state visit — the highest-level trip …