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The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously welcomed the Libyan unity government’s move to Tripoli and said it was time to cut off ties with rival administrations. The statement came after prime minister-designate Fayez Al Sarraj made his first public appearance in the Libyan capital, two days after his arrival …

Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal held discussions Friday, in Washington, with President François Hollande of France. The discussions took place in Washington on the sidelines of the fourth summit on nuclear security, which wrapped up on Friday.

The “Arab Spring” revolutions and the current regional security situation have combined to turn Algeria into a temporary home for some 30,000 refugees from Syria, Libya and Mali. Bin Olwi Mohy el-Din, a member of the African Association for Care of Refugees Affairs, an NGO, told Anadolu Agency that the …

Cameroon’s military has launched a new operation to rid the country of Boko Haram militants “once and for all” and soldiers are prepared to storm one of the group’s remaining strongholds in Nigeria, a military commander said on Thursday. The operation – code-named Tentacle – began this week and involves …

A key Islamist suspect believed to head Mali’s southern jihadist fighters was detention in the capital Bamako on Thursday following his capture by special forces, security sources told AFP. “Souleymane Keita, the top jihadist leader in the south of the country, was arrested a few days ago on the Mauritanian …

Libya’s foreign minister on Wednesday demanded that the UN Security Council lift an arms embargo so his country can fight the Islamic State group as it establishes a presence in north Africa and moves closer to Europe. Foreign Minister Mohammed al Dairi spoke to an emergency session of the council …

The leader of Nigeria’s Ansaru jihadist group, Khalid al-Barnawi, one of three Nigerians listed by Washington in 2012 as “specially designated global terrorists”, has been arrested, an army spokesperson told AFP on Sunday. “Security agents made a breakthrough on Friday in the fight against terrorism by arresting Khalid al-Barnawi, the …

As many as 73 000 civilians have fled the Marra mountains in the heart of Sudan’s Darfur region since the army launched an offensive against rebels on January 15, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The world body said the displacement was the largest in the district in a decade …

Algerian army troops killed two armed militants in two separate operations in Tizi Ouzou and El Oued provinces, said a statement of Defense Ministry. “A terrorist was killed on Monday amid ongoing dragging operation being conducted in the forest of Sidi Ali Bounab, in the province of Tizi Ouzou by …

France said on Tuesday it was urgent for Libyan factions to set up a new UN-backed national unity cabinet to end factional anarchy and help stop any expansion of Daesh militants in the North African country. Libya is caught in conflict between rival factions and their armed brigades, one controlling …