Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi paid tribute on Sunday to the country’s 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak. El-Sissi said Egyptians “are building together a modern developed civilian state that upholds the values of democracy and freedom.” El-Sissi delivered his remarks via a televised speech on the eve of …

Gunmen killed three gendarmes in an overnight ambush near a town in central Mali, the defence ministry said on Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time), confirming the latest in a growing wave of attacks that risk spilling over into Mali’s West African neighbours. However, UN and French officials vigorously denied a claim …

Tunis – Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid held an emergency cabinet meeting on Saturday, after authorities declared a nighttime curfew nationwide following the worst outbreak of social unrest since the 2011 revolution. Essid met his defence and interior ministers before the cabinet session, as AFP journalists reported relative calm in …