Mali’s government and a major Tuareg-led rebel alliance exchanged prisoners this week, the two sides and a UN source have said, in a move hailed as a step forward for the country’s fledgling peace process. A total of 47 prisoners were traded between the government and the Co-ordination of Movements …

Libya’s rival factions resumed talks in Morocco on Monday to try to move forward with a UN-brokered peace deal and agree on a national unity government. The United Nations has been piling pressure on Libyan factions to take the final step and make the appointments after months of difficult negotiations …

South Sudanese rebels said on Saturday the government troops had attacked their positions in the past three days, yet casting doubt on a fragile peace agreement in the youngest country in the world. No one was immediately available for comment from the government – but both sides have regularly accused …