An African regional bloc says South Sudan’s government has accepted the deployment of a regional force to the country, almost a month after fighting erupted between opposing army factions. South Sudan had previously rejected an outside force, but the head of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development said that the government …

Libya pro-government forces backed by US air strikes said on Sunday they would soon launch a final assault to retake the coastal city of Sirte from the Islamic State jihadist group. “The countdown of the final stage of the military operations against Daesh has started,” forces loyal to the Tripoli-based …

A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and four others were injured on Sunday when their vehicle struck an explosive device in northeast Mali, the UN said. The incident occurred 11km south of Aguelhoc-Anefis in the Kidal region, the UN force in Mali, Minusma, said in a statement. The vehicle was …