New York – UN peacekeepers in Mali should have a mandate to confront terrorist groups threatening a fragile process, the West African country’s foreign minister said on Monday. Abdoulaye Diop said Malian security forces are on the front lines in the battle against terrorist groups but “cannot by themselves confront …

Berlin – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday asked for Algiers’ help in speeding up the repatriation of rejected Algerian asylum seekers to their country of origin. Berlin and Algiers have in place a mutual agreement governing expulsions of their citizens, “but we have to ensure that it works properly,” …

Seven people were killed on January 10 in an attack by members of Islamist group Boko Haram in Madagali in north-eastern Nigeria, reported AFP on Tuesday the police and a local official. Another attack conducted by members of Boko Haram took place Sunday night at Madagali, a remote town north …