February, 2017

• 3 February

  Egypt working for Libya political solution, says FM

  Egypt is working for a political solution to fighting in neighbouring Libya, its foreign minister said on Saturday ahead of regional talks on the conflict. “A political solution is the only way to resolve the crisis in Libya,” said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. He was speaking ahead of talks …

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• 3 February

  Kenya agrees to rejoin South Sudan UN force

  Kenya has agreed to take part in a UN regional force for South Sudan, the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, three months after Nairobi angrily withdrew its troops from the country. Kenya pulled its peacekeepers from South Sudan and announced it would not contribute to the planned …

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• 3 February

  UN condemns attack on UN monitoring team near Nigeria-Cameroon border

  The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned “in the strongest terms” an attack against a United Nations monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border on Jan. 31. “The members of the Security Council called on the Governments of Nigeria and Cameroon to swiftly investigate these attacks and bring the perpetrators to …

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• 1 February

  NATO chief, Libyan PM discuss security situation

  NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday discussed the security situation in Libya with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj, saying NATO stands ready to support Libya. Speaking at the joint press conference, Stoltenberg said he was encouraged by the progress being made in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) …

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• 1 February

  Fresh clashes erupt near S. Sudan’s oil hub

  Fresh clashes broke out around South Sudan’s second-largest city of Malakal on Tuesday, a rebel spokesman and a government official said, the latest turn in the struggle for the capital of the oil-producing Upper Nile region. The United Nations said Malakal, on the banks of the White Nile near the …

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• 1 February

  Sudan, Egypt split difference over Halayeb dispute

  Sudan and Egypt agreed on Tuesday not to raise the issue of Halayeb Triangle disputed between the two countries, official Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported. The agreement came at a meeting between Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the ongoing African …

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• 1 February

  UN: 5 killed in attack along Cameroon-Nigeria border

  The United Nations is strongly condemning an attack along Cameroon’s border with Nigeria that killed a UN independent contractor and four others. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the UN secretary-general’s special representative for West Africa, said in a statement on Wednesday that the attack took place near Kontcha, Cameroon. The contractor’s nationality …

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• 1 February

  Libya leader offers NATO sea access if it upgrades navy

  Libya’s UN-backed prime minister says NATO or European Union ships could be permitted to operate in Libyan waters alongside the national navy if those organisations help modernize his country’s vessels.

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• 1 February

  Egypt boosts navy as part of Red Sea strategy

  By establishing a naval force in the Red Sea, Egypt aims for more than protecting navigation in the Suez Canal, a vital wa­terway for international trade, mili­tary experts said. “The force will be the backbone of Egypt’s new Red Sea strategy,” former Assistant Defense Minis­ter Hossam Suweilam said. “There is …

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• 1 February

  AU approves Libya peace plan

  The African Union, AU, Summit has approved a peace roadmap for Libya and called for the formation of new Presidential Council which would form a new unity government. The AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smail Chergui, made this known on Tuesday in Addis Ababa at a news conference on …

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