Africa

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said “reaching an agreement that achieves the common benefits for Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia is a must”, during his visit to Sudan on Wednesday. In his speech at the opening session of the tripartite committee meeting, which discussed the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the minister …

Warplanes from Libya’s internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport, a security official said on Thursday, just hours before United Nations-backed peace talks were due to start in Morocco. The jets hit an open area near the runway at Maitiga airport but caused no major damage …

The signing of the peace and reconciliation agreement in Mali is a “very significant” step made by Algeria in its efforts for the resolution of the conflict in the neighbouring country, said Tuesday in Geneva Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which leads the mediation of inter-Libyan dialogue, has been active through the announcement of several meetings between the opposing parties, in addition to a meeting next week in Algeria to reach a political consensus meant to resolve the Libyan crisis.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon strongly urged South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar to show leadership, put the well being of South Sudanese ahead of all other interests. Moreover, Ban urged them to make the necessary compromises to conclude a power sharing agreement that paves …

Two terrorists were killed in the military operation that has been ongoing for three days on the heights of Kasserine, said Spokesman for the Tunisian Ministry of National Defence, Lieutenant-Colonel Belhassen Oueslati. They are the so-called Hazem Ben Habib Ouertani and Fethi Ben Abdallah Ben Hassine Khélifi, he said on Tuesday.

A new round of United Nations-facilitated talks aimed at resolving Libya’s political crisis will kick-off later this week as stakeholders from the North African country prepare to gather in Morocco, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced. “The parties underscored the need to urgently resume the dialogue …

Eleven militants were killed during army operations in North Sinai’s Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, according to state-run news agency MENA Tuesday. The army launched airstrikes and ground forces to destroy militant hideouts. Both Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid have witnessed military parades during the past week on behalf of militant group …

Algeria and the United States have reaffirmed, Monday in Algiers, their support to the United Nations’ efforts for a “political solution” to the crisis in Libya. During a meeti ng between the Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry, Abdelhamid Senouci Bereksi and a US delegation led jointly by Assistant Secretary

Tunisia said it is satisfied with the “peace and reconciliation deal” signed by the Malian government and parties in the conflict in the north of the country and urged other protagonists to follow suit. Tunisia called “praiseworthy” the efforts made by Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General and …