Ouagadougou – The chief of the recent coup attempt in Burkina Faso was detained Thursday by government forces in order to face trial, local media reported. General Gilbert Diendéré had taken refuge in the residence of the representative of the Catholic Church in the country and agreed to go into …

New violence in the Central African Republic has forced the delay of October 18 elections to put the troubled country on firmer political ground, officials said Thursday officials, but they hope the vote will take place at the end of this year. A transitional government is in charge of leading …

A senior German diplomat was appointed to become the new UN special envoy for Libya, diplomats Thursday in New York on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the UN. Martin Kobler, who previously led UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is to succeed Bernardino Leon of …