Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord said on Monday they had seized a new sector near the Islamic State group’s command centre in Sirte. The pro-GNA forces have been engaged in a military operation since May 12 to retake the coastal city located 450km east of Tripoli. Sirte …

The United States has asked the UN Security Council to send a 4 000-strong regional force to South Sudan’s capital of Juba to impose an arms embargo if the government blocks the deployment. A draft resolution presented to the council would establish the regional protection force and authorise it to …

Prominent Sudanese rebel groups said on Tuesday they have signed a roadmap brokered by African Union mediators to end deadly conflicts in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced over the years in the three regions as …