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Four Congolese soldiers and 12 rebels have been killed in three days of clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military said on Tuesday. The violence, which began on Sunday, pitted the army against the Congo-based Rwandan FDLR militia and two groups of Mai-Mai rebels, army spokesperson Captain Guillaume …

Sudan on Thursday threatened to shut its border with South Sudan just weeks after reopening crossings, accusing Juba of backing insurgents battling Khartoum. South Sudan split from Sudan in 2011 under a peace deal that ended a 22-year civil war, but Juba and Khartoum have traded allegations the other is …

Twelve Algerian soldiers were killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash caused by technical failure in the south of the country, the defence ministry said. The Mi-171 helicopter crashed during a reconnaissance mission near Reggane, in the southwestern province of Adrar.

A spokesperson for the Egyptian army says it has killed 60 Islamic militants in northern Sinai, where armed forces have been battling fighters affiliated with the Islamic State group for two years. Brigadier General Mohammed Samir said in a statement posted on the army’s official Facebook page on Friday that …

Authorities in control of Libya’s capital on Friday declared a “maximum state of emergency” after a UN-backed unity government that they reject said its members would head to Tripoli to begin work. The city is under the control of an administration backed by armed groups including Islamists that is not …

The United Nations secretary general says he is deeply concerned by attacks by Islamic extremists in Burkina Faso and West Africa, urging a global response. Ban Ki-moon spoke on Thursday in Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou. Extremists in January attacked a café and hotel here, killing at least 30 people in …

A new UN report says security threats from violent extremists and criminal groups in Mali are ‘alarming’ and the government must deploy more troops to the volatile north and step up efforts to reform its military and police.

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Tuesday with defence and interior ministers, the armed forces’ chief of staff, and a number of top officials to discuss security developments in Egypt, specifically in the restive North Sinai governorate. “The meeting included a briefing on security developments as well as plans that …

In force since November 24, 2015, following the militant attack against a presidential guard bus, the emergency state will be extended to another three months as of March 23, according to a Presidency of the Republic press release, Tuesday. Decided by President Beji Caid Essebsi, this measure was made after …

Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui said Tunisia makes its expertise and potential available to Libya to help the presidential council of the government of national unity establish its institutions and play its role in the war on terror. Closing the 8th Ministerial Meeting of Libya Neighbour Countries (March 21-22 in …