February, 2017

• 7 February

  At least 20 killed during rebel attack in western CAR

  At least 20 people were killed in an attack by armed rebels on a town in Central African Republic, a local official and residents said Thursday. Dozens of others were wounded when heavily armed rebels of the newly formed group Return, Reclamation and Rehabilitation – or 3R – attacked the …

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• 7 February

  Algerian army destroys two terrorist bunkers in Bejaia

  Two terrorist bunkers were destroyed in a combing operation carried out Sunday, in Bejaia, by a detachment of the People’s National Army said Monday, the ministry of National Defence in a communiqué. “As part of the fight against terrorism and in a search operation carried out in Bejaia, a detachment …

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• 7 February

  Algeria holds talks with Libyan political parties

  Algeria on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to support for the United Nations’ peace process in war-torn Libya. Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League, Abdelkader Messahel, received in his office in Algiers a Libyan delegation representing a coalition of Libyan political parties, led by Ali Bashir Zouik, …

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• 7 February

  Tunisia gets 6 US combat helicopters to fight terror

  Tunisia’s armed forces have taken delivery of six US-made military helicopters from a total order of 24 for use in its fight against “terror”, the government announced Saturday. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was present at the southern military base of Gabes for the delivery of the aircraft, said a government …

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• 7 February

  Sahel leaders say terror threat requires immediate action

  Africa’s Sahel region risks becoming a “space for terrorists” unless immediate, co-ordinated action is taken, Chad’s President Idriss Deby warned on Monday, as the area’s leaders gathered for security talks in the Malian capital. The presidents of Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Niger met in Bamako to discuss the …

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• 4 February

  Libya could allow EU, NATO to deploy ships in their waters

  Fayez Al-Sarraj, the leader of the Government of National Accord (GNA), has said that NATO or the European Union (EU) could deploy ships to operate in Libyan waters. They would work alongside the Libyan national military coastguards, to slow down and tackle the flow of migrants travelling across the Mediterranean …

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• 3 February

  9 Libyan army soldiers killed in Benghazi

  Nine Libyan army solders have been killed in the eastern city of Benghazi in clashes with militants after the army took control of a crucial area in the city, according to a military source on Friday. The army took control of Ganfouda district recently, an area known as “12 blocks” …

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• 3 February

  NATO Secretary General: We’re ready to assist Libya in building effective defence institutions

  The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, said Wednesday that they are prepared to offer assistance for establishing a modern ministry of defense, a joint military staff, and security and intelligence services under civilian control, if requested by Libyan officials. In a joint presser with the Head of the UN-proposed …

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• 3 February

  Egypt, Sudan leaders discuss bilateral ties

  Egypt and Sudan have agreed to work together to kick-start a new phase of bilateral relations, a joint statement by the leaders of both countries said on Tuesday amid reports of growing tension between the two neighbours over Khartoum’s hosting of members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group. The announcement …

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• 3 February

  Algerian troops kill 3 terrorists on Libyan border

  Algerian army on late Wednesday killed three drug trafficker-terrorists in an ambush in the southernmost locality of Illizi, near the border with Libya, said a statement of the Defense Ministry on Thursday.

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