The U.S. announced Friday that it would increase its military aid to Tunisia and help train troops as the country struggles to combat internal threats from militants. Washington would aim to provide more weapons and technical support to Tunisia. “We are prepared to provide additional assistance and training to Tunisia’s …

The UN Security Council asked armed rebel groups in Mali to seize the historic opportunity and sign a peace agreement aiming at addressing different dimensions of the crisis, according to a statement released by the council Friday. The Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, which was signed on March …

Algeria’s efforts for peace in Mali and Libya show its commitment to preserving the territorial integrity in those two neighbouring countries, the speaker of the People’s National Assembly (Lower House of Parliament), Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa, has said.