About 200 of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) managed to occupy for several hours the center of Sabratha near Tripoli, before being driven out by members of the militia coalition Fajr Libya, officials said Wednesday. The IS has set up in Libya by taking advantage of the chaos in …

Bujumbura – Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has agreed to hold talks to end a 10-month-old crisis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday, but the main opposition group dismissed the plan as a “false opening”. After meeting with Nkurunziza as well as government and some opposition politicians, Ban said that …

Benghazi – Fighters loyal to Libya’s internationally recognised government said on Tuesday they were close to seizing the centre of second city Benghazi after gains against Islamist militias including the Islamic State group (ISIS). “We entered most of the sectors controlled by terrorist groups in Lithi” in central Benghazi, a …