TimeLine Layout

November, 2016

  • 30 November

    UN chief demands immediate end to CAR violence

    United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned recent clashes between members of the former Seleka rebellion in the Central African Republic, urging armed groups to immediately end the violence. These clashes between armed groups from ex-Seleka in Bria, northeast of Bangui, killed 85 people and displaced nearly 11 000 …

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  • 25 November

    Libyan forces resume advance in Sirte

    Libyan forces resumed their advance on Thursday against Daesh militants holding out in a few streets in their former stronghold of Sirte, saying they had captured 25 houses and a stash of arms. Backed by US air strikes, the Libyan brigades have reduced the area held by the militants to …

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  • 25 November

    Algeria renews its call to Libyan people to address crisis through dialogue and national interest

    Algeria has renewed its call to the Libyan people to set on the inclusive negotiations table, and adopt national reconciliation to transcend its crisis. This came in the speech of the Algerian

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  • 25 November

    Egypt reiterates Support for Haftar and Libyan National Army

    In an interview on Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reiterated Egypt’s support of General Khalifa Hafter and his self-proclaimed “Libyan National Army” (LNA). “It is our country’s priority to back up national armies, for example in Libya, to assert control over Libyan territories and deal with extremist elements,” said …

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  • 25 November

    Egypt says it hasn't sent troops to Syria

    An Egyptian military source on Thursday denied media reports claiming that Egypt had sent fighter pilots to Syria to assist the Assad regime against armed opposition groups. “Egypt does not send [military] forces abroad without an official announcement by its national defense council and council of ministers,” the source, who …

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  • 25 November

    UN mission in Central African Republic steps up patrols after rival armed groups clash in Bria

    The UN Integrated Multifaceted Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) stepped up patrols and called for an immediate end to violence after the clashes that broke out on Monday in Bria town, a press release said here Tuesday. According to the press release, the clashes broke out between …

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  • 25 November

    At least 16 dead, thousands displaced in CAR clashes

    Clashes between rival armed groups in the Central African Republic have left at least 16 people dead and several thousand civilians displaced, the UN said on Wednesday, warning of “targeted assassinations” against ethnic Fulani. “There have been at least 16 confirmed death and thousands displaced,” Vladimir Monteiro, spokesperson for the …

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  • 25 November

    DRC governor appeals for calm after Pygmy-Bantu clashes

    Violent clashes between Pygmy and Bantu people have erupted once again in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a provincial governor said on Wednesday, appealing for calm. But Richard Ngoyi Kitamala, the governor of Tanganyika, denied reports that there had been “killings” in Muswaki, about 70km east of the provincial capital …

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  • 25 November

    Boko Haram jihadists kill five in Nigeria

    Boko Haram jihadists have raided three villages in northeastern Nigeria, killing five people and setting fire to several homes and fields, residents told AFP on Thursday. Armed members of the extremist group on Wednesday sped into the villages of Huyum, Sabongarin Huyum and Wasada on motorbike, killing five villagers and …

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  • 25 November

    Egypt official raises death toll in Sinai attack to 11

    An Egyptian security official says the death toll from the previous night’s militant attack in Sinai, which included a suicide car bombing, has reached 11. No one has claimed responsibility for the assault, in which eight troops were initially reported killed.

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