Fifty-eight people were killed Tuesday in a double suicide attack by two female suicide bombers in a camp for people displaced by the attacks of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-east Nigeria. The head of emergency services in the state of Borno (northeast), Satomi Ahmed told AFP Wednesday …
Read More »Cameroon: at least 6 dead in a double suicide bombing in the Far North
At least six civilians were killed and wounded thirty Wednesday morning in a double suicide bombing in Nguetchewe, village of the far north of Cameroon, which borders Nigeria regularly attacked by the Islamist Boko Haram, according to a security source. “Six civilians were killed, two more suicide bombers who blew …
Read More »Libya unity government hits snag
Tripoli – Efforts to form a unity government of Libya are stumbling over the defense portfolio, an official said Wednesday that the internationally recognized parliament established a new period of one line-up. Libya has been in chaos since the ouster in 2011 of long-serving dictator Muammar Gaddafi, with two rival …
Read More »UN chief, Italian President discuss issues on Libya, Middle East
UN Secretary-General met Wednesday with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, discuss issues, including on Libya, Syria and Lebanon. At the meeting here, “the Secretary General stressed that the political process is the key to solving the political, security and humanitarian in Libya,” said spokesman Stephane Dujarric UN
Read More »Libya must lead the anti-Daesh effort: Egyptian FM
Libya needs to form a unified government before the United States and European allies opt for military action against thousands of Daesh (called IS) fighters in the chaotic country of North Africa, Foreign Minister of Egypt said on Tuesday. “It must be a Libyan-led process,” said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh …
Read More »Deadline extended for the new Libya unity government
TRIPOLI – the internationally recognized parliament Libya extended until Sunday a deadline for the formation of a new national unity government aimed at ending years of chaos in the countries of North Africa. The legislators of Parliament, currently in exile in eastern Libya, on Tuesday voted to give Presidential Council …
Read More »Côte d'Ivoire in state of maximum alertness
In less than a year, the Ivorian security forces foiled at least five attacks in Abidjan. The last was in January. Two modes of operation were privileged: the explosion of a car bomb and a commando attack against public places frequented by expatriates. Jihadist sleeper cells linked to the Ansar …
Read More »Mali: mine explosion kills three soldiers
Three Malian soldiers died Tuesday when their vehicle hit a mine in the Mopti region, near the border with Niger, Tieman Hubert Coulibaly announced, the Malian Defence Minister.
Read More »Central African Republic: LRA leader is OKO Capture Odek, a key commander
One of the leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa is captured Monday Okot Odek, a key commander of the bloody Ugandan rebels, told AFP on Wednesday a source in the Central African gendarmerie. “We have a list of leaders of the LRA sought and considered dangerous, …
Read More »Burundi: Holland Lungu and advocate a "Inclusive dialogue"
The French and Zambian presidents François Hollande and Edgar Lungu Monday advocated an “inclusive dialogue between the government and the opposition” in Burundi, beset by a deep political crisis. During a meeting at the Elysee, MM. Holland Lungu and “reiterated their commitment to an inclusive dialogue between the government and …
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