A central Malian town was under suspected jihadist control on Friday after administrative buildings were attacked and the army was driven from the area, an elected official and a security source said. “At the moment jihadists are in control of the town of Boni. They infiltrated the town and today …

Libyan pro-government forces are facing “fierce resistance” from Islamic State group holdouts in Sirte and it could take several days to gain full control of the city, a spokesperson said on Sunday. Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) launched a new attack on Saturday against ISIS in …

South Sudan has agreed to the deployment of a 4 000-strong regional protection force approved by the UN Security Council after first rejecting the peacekeepers as a violation of its sovereignty. Sunday’s announcement came after the Security Council met with South Sudan President Salva Kiir during a rare visit to …