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A new military body, the Libyan National Guard (LNG) has been formed and announced in a ceremony on Thursday in Tripoli’s Salah Al-Deen district. The LNG said in its announcement statement that it is a military body that is aiming at securing Libya and Libyans apart from the political parties …

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday voiced concern about an escalation in the fighting between government and opposition forces in South Sudan, a UN spokesman told reporters here. The head of the UNMISS David Shearer said that fighting in the west bank of the River Nile in …

Chairperson of External relations Committee of the French National assembly underscored that it is important that various Libyan parties reach an agreement to realize security, control immigration and fight extremism to achieve stability in the Sahle region.

At least eight Nigerian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram ambush in the northeastern state of Borno on Friday, a military source and a civilian vigilante said. Both said troops came under attack at about 09:00 GMT at Ajirin village in the Mafa area, some 50km east of the …

A military helicopter that was part of the eastern Libya army force commanded by strongman Khalifa Hifter was shot down on Friday and contact has been lost with the crew members, an army spokesperson said. Faisal Ahbale told The Associated Press that the helicopter was struck in central Libya, where …

New militia groups, some “opportunists”, others “downright criminal”, have emerged in South Sudan since renewed violence erupted there last July, the head of an international ceasefire monitoring team said on Friday. Talking to the press in Nairobi, Festus Mogae, a former president of Botswana who leads the Joint Monitoring and …

The head of the Libyan Presidency Council Fayez Mustafa Al-Sarraj arrived in Ankara yesterday where he met with Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım to discuss counterterrorism, energy and economic development between Turkey and Libya as well as the political process under the Libyan Presidency Council. The Libyan leader expressed his sincere …

A militia chief and two of his henchmen were shot dead in clashes in Bangui, Central African Republic’s capital, sparking a backlash in which a pastor was also killed, police said Wednesday. The incident, which took place on Tuesday, erupted in the flashpoint PK5 neighbourhood as security forces backed by …

A former prime minister who holds dual Somali-US citizenship has been declared Somalia’s new president. Incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud conceded defeat after two rounds of voting on Wednesday, and former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was declared the new leader and quickly took the oath of office.

Talks on changes to Libya’s unity government could yield results in the coming weeks, putting the north African country on a path to stability, the UN envoy said on Wednesday. The UN-backed government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj was installed in Tripoli last year but has failed to assert itself …