Africa

ALGIERS- Algeria’s position regarding the Libyan crisis is “constant and remains unchanged,” Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League Abdelkader Messahel told APS on Monday. “it is based on the respect for the sovereignty of this country, its territorial integrity and unity as well as the cohesion of …

ALGIERS- Tunisian ambassador to Algeria Abdelmadjid Ferchichi said Tuesday here that his country supported the political agreement concluded under the aegis of UN on the conflict in Libya, underlining that the UN process is the “foundation” of all solution to the crisis in this country. The UN document signed Sunday …

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will visit Greece next week where he will attend a summit meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, Egyptian state media said on Thursday.

Egypt’s Ambassador to Pakistan Sherif Shaheen called on Federal Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain and discussed close collaboration between Pakistan and Egypt in the field of defence production. During the meeting, minister for Defence Production said that Egypt has long history and a significant role in Muslim world. …

Egypt’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shoukry will attend on Tuesday in Algiers a ministerial level meeting of Libya’s neighboring countries after reports that the ISIS militant group took over Sirte. The meeting includes ministers from Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Chad, Niger, as well as representatives from the African Union, the …

Algeria will continue to provide “effective” support to the efforts to establish peace, security and stability in Mali and the Sahel region as a whole, said Wednesday in Algiers Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ramtane Lamamra. The minister was speaking at the opening of the …

Algiers – Algerian soldiers killed three Islamists on Wednesday during a military operation in the region of Tizi Ouzou, east of the capital, the defence ministry said. Two Kalashnikov assault rifles, a pump-action shotgun and ammunition were seized during the operation north of the city of Azzazga, said the ministry.

New York – A peace deal signed in August by South Sudan’s feuding leaders is at “a critical juncture” with repeated violations by both parties in multiple parts of the country, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Wednesday. Herve Ladsous told the Security Council that implementation of the agreement “is …

Bujumbura – Burundi is on the brink of civil war and will need regional mediation to establish a peace process between the government and opposition to prevent further bloodshed, a US envoy said. Thomas Perriello, the US special envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, said on Thursday that Burundi is …

Mogadishu – Rival militia forces have clashed in central Somalia, the United Nations said on Saturday, as it called for troops to pull out from contested zones in the town of Galkayo. Fighting broke out between gunmen loyal to the Puntland and Galmudug districts, with reports of heavy gunfire as …