January, 2017

• 3 January

  Tunisia says 800 returning jihadists jailed or tracked

  Tunisia said on Friday it has jailed or closely monitored 800 jihadists who have returned from foreign battlefields in the past decade. “Some are in prison, some are under house arrest and others are under close surveillance”, government spokesperson Iyed Dahmani said of the fighters who have returned since 2007. …

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• 3 January

  DRC set for talks on implementing crisis deal

  Opposing sides in the crisis that has gripped DR Congo will this week hold their first talks on implementing a landmark deal on the country’s political future, mediators said on Monday. “An initial meeting for deciding on ways to implement the agreement is scheduled for Tuesday,” Father Donatien Nshole, the …

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• 3 January

  Algeria strongly condemns terrorist attack in Sadr City, Baghdad

  Algeria has strongly condemned, through the spokesman of the ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdelaziz Benali Cherif, the terrorist attacks in Iraq, including that perpetrated Monday morning in Sadr City, a district in the northeast of the capital, Baghdad. “We condemn in the strongest terms the frequent terrorist attacks in Iraq …

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• 3 January

  Tunisia dismantles terrorist cell operating in Sousse governorate

  A terrorist cell composed of ten people, including two women, was dismantled by the Investigation and Research Unit of the Enfidha National Guard (governorate of Sousse), according to the Interior Ministry. The terrorists used to operate in Hammam Sousse, Akouda, Hergla and Kalaa Kebira. Between 25 and 45 years old, …

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• 3 January

  Burkina Faso president addresses nation after deadly attack killing 12

  Burkina Faso President addressed the nation after 12 soldiers were killed, buildings burned and weapons carried away in a gunmen attack on a military camp on Friday close to the border with Mali. At least 40 heavily armed unidentified men, early on Friday, attacked the military position of Nassoumbou, 45 …

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December, 2016

• 8 December

  Tunisia expresses will to help Libya evade division

  The Tunisian President, Beiji Caid Essebsi, said his country wishes that Libya’s unity process can take effect as soon as possible, saying Tunisia is ready to provide any assistance along with Libya’s neighbouring countries, Algeria and Egypt. In an interview with Euronews, Essebsi said Tuesday that his country’s desire is …

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• 8 December

  UN Security Council calls for quick implementation of political deal in Libya

  The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for a quick implementation of a political deal in Libya in order to stop fighting and form a national unity government in the North African country. The 15-nation UN body, in a press statement issued here late Wednesday, said that the council members …

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• 8 December

  Egypt's FM to meet the next UN secretary-general in New York

  Egypt’s foreign minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in New York City Tuesday night to meet with the next secretary-general of the United Nations Antonio Guterres after concluding a four day visit to Washington, the ministry’s spokesperson said. In an official statement on Wednesday, the spokesperson said that Shoukry will dicuss with …

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• 8 December

  Belgian PM visits Algeria to discuss security

  Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (L) meets with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmalek Sellal in Algiers, Algeria, on Dec. 6, 2016. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on Tuesday kicked off an official visit to Algeria to boost bilateral cooperation, especially in the fields of security and economy. ALGIERS, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) …

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• 8 December

  DRC UN mission braces for clashes as leader's term ends

  The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is bracing for violence ahead of the official end of President Joseph Kabila’s term on December 20, amid moves to extend the leader’s mandate. In an address to the Security Council, which was holding talks on the country after …

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