Cairo – Algeria, Egypt and Italy on Sunday called for a political solution in Libya, on the eve of UN-mediated talks aimed at forming a unity government in the war-torn country. Libya plunged into chaos after a 2011 Nato-backed uprising toppled and killed veteran dictator Muammar Gaddafi, with heavily armed …

Libya’s internationally recognised government denied last Thursday reports that French special forces had been fighting the Islamic State group in the troubled country, after the rival administration in Tripoli confirmed them. The recognised government “didn’t allow and won’t allow any foreign forces to enter Libyan territories”, spokesperson Hatem el-Ouraybi told …

Lagos – Nigerian troops have rescued 195 Boko Haram hostages and killed a number of “terrorists” in raids on villages across the restive northeast, the army said on Thursday. Troops descended on towns suspected to be controlled by the Islamist group in the state of Borno and “rescued 195 persons …