Benghazi – the internationally recognized Libya parliament is expected to hold a confidence vote Tuesday on a national unity government supported by the United Nations to this country from North Africa in the grip of conflict, an MP said. Deputy Aisha al-Aquarius says lawmakers wrapped up debate Monday on the …
Read More »UN envoy to Tobruk to "help" Libya unity govt talks
Tobruk – UN envoy Martin Kobler visited the headquarters of the internationally recognized parliament of Libya on Sunday to “help” with a confidence vote on a national unity government for the crisis-torn country. “The eyes of the people of Libya are on Tobruk. They expect GNA. I am here today …
Read More »UN: Up to 73 000 civilians fleeing the fighting in Darfur, Sudan
Khartoum – Some 73,000 civilians fled Marra mountains in the heart of the Darfur region in Sudan since the army launched an offensive against the rebels on 15 January, the UN said Wednesday. The world body said the move was the largest in the district in a decade and was …
Read More »Sudan rebels, troops clash in South Kordofan
Khartoum – Danish troops and rebels clashed around an army base in the state of South Kordofan agitated, both sides said on Monday, but giving contradictory versions of the fighting. North Sudan Liberation Army has been battling troops of President Omar al-Bashir in South Kordofan and Blue Nile since 2011, …
Read More »Obama: US will continue to seek to attack ISIS targets in Libya
Washington – President Barack Obama says the United States continues to attack ISIS in Libya as targets are identified. Obama speaks at a news conference in California. He said the United States will go after ISIS “wherever”.
Read More »Libyan descent into chaos fear its neighbors
Alger – voisins d’Afrique du Nord de la Libye, de peur de descendre davantage dans le chaos du pays, prévoient une réunion d’urgence pour coordonner les contrôles aux frontières et tasser les troubles qu’ils craignent va se répandre.
Read More »Jihadists used armored vehicles in base attack UN Mali
Bamako – The head of the UN mission in Mali jihadists said armored vehicles to attack on the basis of the mission in Kidal that killed at least seven peacekeepers last week. Radhia Achouri told The Associated Press on Tuesday that it was the first time an armored vehicle was …
Read More »Cameroon forces kill 162 Boko Haram militants, retake the city
Yaounde – Cameroon’s government says its troops have resumed in northern Nigeria city of Goshi Boko Haram, killing 162 militants in a weekend operation. Minister of Communication Issa Tchiroma Bakary said late Monday that Cameroon special forces also released about 100 detainees held by the extremists, including Cameroonians and Nigerians. …
Read More »Valls visits Mali and Burkina Faso, also struck by terrorism
Manuel Valls went to Mali on Thursday and Friday and Saturday in Burkina Faso, the opportunity to exchange with the authorities of these countries recently hit by bloody attacks, but also visits to the French troops there. The Prime Minister must “ensure the continuity of the support of France” in …
Read More »Burundi: Police shows off five "terrorists" suspected repented before the press
The police of Burundi paraded before the press Tuesday in Bujumbura five young men described as “terrorists” repented, they decided to “themselves” to surrender to the authorities, have we learned from police sources. These five “terrorists” belong to “armed criminal groups disrupted security in Bujumbura, including with grenade attacks, and …
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