Africa

About 60 000 people have fled South Sudan since fighting broke out between rival army factions almost four weeks ago, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. About 52 000 people have gone to Uganda, 7 000 to Sudan and 1 000 to Kenya, the agency said.

France on Tuesday reaffirmed its “full support” for Libya’s unity government, seeking to mend fences after the interim leader demanded an explanation for the presence of French troops in the east of the conflict-ridden country. Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), had last Monday told French …

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Thursday announced the beginning of the initial phase of voluntary relocations of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from the Tomping Compound to the Protection of Civilians (PoC) site 3 adjacent to UN House in the capital Juba, a UN spokesman told reporters here.

The Tunisian army killed two suspected militants on Wednesday in the north-west of the country, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday. “Military units, reinforced by elements of the National Guard killed two terrorists during search operations” near the town of Jendouba, the ministry said in a statement. A soldier …

Tunisia is committed to safeguarding the unity of Libya and restoring its security and stability, Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui Saturday told his opposite numbers at an Arab Summit preparatory meeting in Nouakchott, Mauritania. He also reiterated support to Fayaz Seraj’s Government of National Accord and said Tunisia urges stakeholders to …

The UN Security Council on Tuesday demanded all armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) “immediately and unconditionally” cease all forms of violence and release children from their ranks. In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-nation council urged the CAR authorities to urgently implement reconciliation in the country, while …

Japan’s foreign minister says his country will spend $120 million to strengthen counter-terrorism efforts in Africa. Fumio Kishida told the UN Security Council on Thursday that the money would be used to strengthen information and data collection in Africa, improve border controls with cutting-edge technology and improve criminal justice enforcement …

The United Nations says it is suspending aid to dangerous areas of Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state after Boko Haram ambushed a humanitarian convoy. The military and the UN Children’s Fund say two soldiers and three civilians were wounded in Thursday’s attack, including a Unicef employee and a contractor for the …

Boko Haram Islamic extremists ambushed a humanitarian convoy escorted by troops in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, wounding three civilians including a UN worker, and two soldiers, the army and UNICEF said. The attack comes as aid agencies are warning that children are dying of starvation daily among more than 500 …

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt and discussed the emerging security challenges, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said on Tuesday. “The COAS met with Egyptian president. Regional security and prevalent/emerging security challenges discussed,” DG ISPR Lieutenant-General Asim Bajwa said …