A military general in Burundi who was an adviser to the country’s vice president and two others were shot dead in the capital, a military official said on Monday. It is the latest killing in an upsurge of violence including tortures and increased disappearances that have created a climate of …

Libya’s Vice President Ahmed Maetig has expressed hope that the European Union (EU) will enter into an agreement with his country similar to that between the EU and Turkey restricting the flow of migrants to Europe. Maetig made the appeal while in Rome meeting with Italy’s Interior Minister Angelino Alfano.

France has withdrawn its Sangaris forces from the Central African Republic, an official source said Tuesday, reiterating an announcement made during the swearing in ceremony of the country’s President Faustin Archange Touadera on March 30 in Bangui. Sangaris is the name given to the military operation deployed in December 2013 …