Libya’s internationally recognized parliament on Monday voted to reject the government of national accord which was proposed under a UN-sponsored agreement to end the country’s political division. At a session at the parliament headquarter in the eastern city of Tubrug on Monday, 89 out of 104 members voted against the …

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi paid tribute on Sunday to the country’s 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak. El-Sissi said Egyptians “are building together a modern developed civilian state that upholds the values of democracy and freedom.” El-Sissi delivered his remarks via a televised speech on the eve of …

Gunmen killed three gendarmes in an overnight ambush near a town in central Mali, the defence ministry said on Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time), confirming the latest in a growing wave of attacks that risk spilling over into Mali’s West African neighbours. However, UN and French officials vigorously denied a claim …