Africa

The death toll in Libya anti-agreement peace rally bombing hits 12

Tripoli – The death toll of the bombing of a rally in the second city of Benghazi Libya to protest against a draft peace agreement UN jumped to 12, according to medical sources. At least 12 people died and 39 were injured after a volley of shells struck the gathering …

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Libyan UN envoy threat of sanctions if a peace agreement is blocked

Libyan leaders working against a peace which is the key to saving the North African nation from Daesh (ISIS) will face international sanctions, the UN envoy who warned the talks Brokering an interview Friday. Libya is divided into an internationally recognized Tobruk parliament and an Islamist leaning together in the …

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Holland still promises 360 million euros in aid for Mali

French President Francois Hollande made the announcement as he welcomed his Malian counterpart Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta at the start of an official two-day visit to Paris. After a formal dinner at the Elysee Palace on Wednesday the pair took part in an international conference at the headquarters of the Organization …

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Three militants killed in clashes with the army Algeria

The troops of the Algerian army Tuesday killed three militants in the province of Boumerdes, 55 km east of Algiers, according to a statement from the Ministry of Defence. “Part of the efforts against terrorism and after the operation of specific advice, a detachment of the national army of the …

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Sudan govt accepts invitation to talks with rebels

Khartoum – The Sudanese government announced on Wednesday that he accepted the invitation of the African Union to participate in peace talks with the rebel Sudan Liberation-North Popular Movement in Addis Ababa next month. The SPLM-N was struggling with the forces of Khartoum in southern Blue Nile and South Kordofan …

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UN to help 135,000 Somali refugees return home

Brussels – The head of the UN refugee agency, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday launched a plan to return home 135,000 Somalis who have fled their country torn by conflict, calling on donors to establish 500 million of $ to finance the operation. “It is the responsibility of the international community …

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Boko Haram clash with Cameroon army

Douala – Fighters group Boko Haram in Nigeria clashed with soldiers in neighboring Cameroon Friday after raiding a village in a remote border region that humanitarian groups turns into a war zone. The militant Islamist fighters attacked Kerala Far North Zone of Cameroon Thursday afternoon, killing at least 12 people, …

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Heavy casualties feared after mosque blast in Yola

Yola – Heavy casualties were feared Friday after an explosion devastated a newly commissioned mosque in the capital of Adamawa state, northern Nigeria Yola, rescuers told AFP. The explosion took place at about 14:00 (1300 GMT) at the mosque Jambutu Juma’at in Jimeta area of ​​the city, shortly after the …

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Nigeria: 27 dead and 96 wounded in the attack against a mosque in Yola

At least 27 people were killed and 96 injured in the Friday attack conducted against the mosque Jambutu in Yola in the north-eastern Nigeria, announced the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). “For now, we have 27 dead and 96 wounded,” told AFP Sa’ad Bello, coordinator of the agency in Adamawa …

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Burundi: UN alarmed by the "deteriorating situation"

The United Nations again sounding the alarm. The High Commissioner of the UN Human Rights expressed concern Friday, October 23 the “rapid deterioration” of the situation in Burundi, reporting that at least 198 people have been killed there since late April. Among them, 63 died in the past three weeks. …

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