Algeria is “strongly” committed to joint African action and “spares no effort” to allow Africa transform ideals into “palpable”, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra stressed Wednesday. “We are deeply engaged in joint African action and Algeria spare no effort to allow Africa, which works for dignity and freedom of all its …

A suicide bomber attacked a UN barracks in northern Mali on Wednesday, the United Nations said, killing three civilians and wounding 16 people, including several peacekeepers. The militant was attempting to drive into a camp used by the UN’s Minusma peacekeeping mission in Ansongo, in the northern region of Gao, …

Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on Wednesday near the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by its rivals, officials said, as United Nations peace talks were due to start in Morocco. Two governments, one based in the east, the other in Tripoli, are fighting for …