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Three Malian soldiers died after their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and another soldier was killed in an attack in Mali’s north on Thursday, officials said. Three other soldiers were wounded after the army vehicle hit the explosive device about 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Gao on the …
Read More »German parliament extends mandate of defense force in Mali
The Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, voted on Thursday with a large majority to extend the mission of German Bundeswehr, the national defense force, in Mali until 31 January, 2017. The Bundestag also approved with a large majority of the deployment of up to 650 German soldiers …
Read More »Algeria calls for Libyan unity government to be formed quickly
Algeria yesterday called for the formation of the Libyan national unity government to be accelerated, considering this “very important due to the dangerous situation at all levels in the country,” the Anadolu Agency reported. In the wake of a meeting with the UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler, Algerian Minister …
Read More »UN, Algeria discuss dangers facing violence-ridden Libya
Special representative and head of UN Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler discussed on Monday with Algerian officials in Algiers the progress of the political process and the security situation in the violence-ridden Libya. Following his meeting with Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs, the African Union and the Arab League, …
Read More »Nigeria: 85 dead in attack Boko Haram Saturday near Maiduguri (official figures)
At least 85 people were killed in the attack which struck Saturday near a town of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, according to a new toll announced Monday by the Health responsible for this region. Suspected militants of the Islamist group Boko Haram attacked Dalori, about ten kilometers from Maiduguri, capital …
Read More »Chad: 3 dead and 56 injured in two suicide attacks
Two suicide attacks killed Sunday three dead and 56 injured in two Chadian villages in the Lake Chad region, regular target of attacks by the Nigerian Islamist Boko Haram Has it learned from security sources Sunday. The first attack targeted the village of Guié, where a suicide bomber on a …
Read More »Central Africa: France wants to end its Sangaris operation in 2016
France hopes to end its military operation in Central Sangaris in 2016, said Sunday Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. “The goal is that Sangaris operation as such, military operation is stopped,” he told the Grand Jury RTL / LCI / Le Figaro quoting the “democratic process” underway Central and the …
Read More »Fight against Boko Haram: the international community promised $ 250 million
The representatives of the international community gathered this Monday At Addis Ababa for a donor conference. They promised to find $ 250 million to fight the best against the Islamist movement Boko Haram. “We have more or less 250 million dollars,” said Smail Chergui, Commissioner for Peace and Security of …
Read More »Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya
Washington – US President Barack Obama has asked key advisors to draw up options for ratcheting up the fight against the Islamic State group, including opening a new front in Libya. Eighteen months after a US-led coalition began airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, multiple administration sources said on …
Read More »UN backs Burundi force as Africa leaders debate troops
Addis Ababa – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned African leaders on Saturday of the need for action in troubled Burundi at a summit hoping to end armed crises across the continent. African Union leaders face an unprecedented vote on deploying a 5 000-strong peacekeeping force despite Burundi’s vehement opposition, …
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