Bujumbura – Burundi’s president promises to release 2 000 people detained during months of violent unrest, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday while visiting the violence-plagued country. Ban spoke after meeting with President Pierre Nkurunziza on Tuesday, as well as meetings with officials from Burundi’s ruling party, government, …

Tunis – A suspected jihadist was killed on Monday in an exchange of fire with security forces in a mountainous area of central Tunisia, a defence ministry spokesperson said. “For two week, military forces have been tracking a group of terrorists in the Mount Mghila area,’ Belhassan Oueslati told AFP. …

Algeria has taken “all necessary measures” to strengthen its border security and contribute to the security of the entire region, said Wednesday in Algiers Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra. “Algeria has taken all necessary measures to strengthen its border security,” Lamamra told the …