Ben Guerdane – Tunisia’s defence minister has visited an anti-jihadi fence that’s being built on the country’s border with Libya to stop Islamist militants from entering Tunisian territory. Defence Minister Farhat Horchani inspected the first completed part of the 196km fence, which aims to counter the threat from jihadi militants …

Mogadishu – Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers on Saturday recaptured the key port of Merka from al-Shabaab insurgents, just one day after the Islamists swept into the city, the army and witnesses said. “The Somali forces and Amisom peacekeepers secured control of Merka again and now the situation …

Bamako – At least four suspected jihadists and a Malian soldier were killed on Friday following an attack on a UN military camp in Timbuktu in Mali’s restive north, a Malian security source said. The assault came just a day after the fabled city celebrated the restoration of its greatest …