Africa

TRIPOLI: Aircraft attacked a convoy carrying suspected Islamic State militants near the northwestern Libyan town of Bani Walid early on Sunday, an official said. No group claimed responsibility for the attack though both the United States and Libyan government forces have launched air strikes on militants in recent months. Three …

UK special forces are said to be working alongside their US counterparts in the city of Misrata to stop the jihadists’ progress in the lawless land across the sea from Italy. Even as diplomats in Washington, London and European capitals push for the formation of a unity government in Libya, …

Sixteen suspected terrorists have been arrested in the past two days Ghardimaou, 180 kilometers west of Tunis, where they were preparing to install a training camp, reported on Monday the Ministry of Interior. “Eight takfiri elements were apprehended at Ghardimaou (…) bringing to sixteen the number of terrorists arrested in …

About 200 of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) managed to occupy for several hours the center of Sabratha near Tripoli, before being driven out by members of the militia coalition Fajr Libya, officials said Wednesday. The IS has set up in Libya by taking advantage of the chaos in …

Bujumbura – Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has agreed to hold talks to end a 10-month-old crisis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday, but the main opposition group dismissed the plan as a “false opening”. After meeting with Nkurunziza as well as government and some opposition politicians, Ban said that …

Benghazi – Fighters loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government said on Tuesday they were close to seizing the centre of second city Benghazi after gains against Islamist militias including the Islamic State group (ISIS). “We entered most of the sectors controlled by terrorist groups in Lithi” in central Benghazi, a …

Bujumbura – Burundi’s president promises to release 2 000 people detained during months of violent unrest, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday while visiting the violence-plagued country. Ban spoke after meeting with President Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday, as well as meetings with officials from Burundi’s ruling party, government, …

Tunis – A suspected jihadist was killed on Monday in an exchange of fire with security forces in a mountainous area of central Tunisia, a defence ministry spokesperson said. “For two week, military forces have been tracking a group of terrorists in the Mount Mghila area,’ Belhassan Oueslati told AFP. …

Algeria has taken “all necessary measures” to strengthen its border security and contribute to the security of the entire region, said Wednesday in Algiers Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra. “Algeria has taken all necessary measures to strengthen its border security,” Lamamra told the …

Algeria and the European Union (EU) have recently discussed the Libyan situation and anti-terrorism cooperation, APS news agency reported Wednesday. These were major topics of a meeting here between Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League, Abdelkader Messahel, and an EU delegation.