April, 2016

• 22 April

  Global leaders meeting to have Libyan situation on agenda in Germany

  A German government spokesperson stated that the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, will host a meeting with the leaders of Britain, France, Italy and the American President, Barack Obama, on Monday to discuss global issues, including the Libyan affairs.

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• 22 April

  Libyan war planes attack militants in Derna

  Military forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government said on Thursday they had carried out air strikes overnight against militants in Derna after Daesh militants retreated from positions close to the city. Derna has been the site of a three-way conflict between the forces loyal to the eastern government, an Islamist …

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• 22 April

  South Sudan: Worries that peace deal may collapse

  South Sudan’s peace deal may collapse after rebel leader Riek Machar failed to return to the capital as planned, a ceasefire monitor and observers said on Wednesday. Machar was meant to arrive on Monday, and then Tuesday, to assume the vice presidency under his rival President Salva Kiir and form …

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• 22 April

  Ethiopian troops deep in South Sudan to rescue 125 kids

  Ethiopian troops were operating in South Sudan on Thursday after crossing the border to rescue some 125 Ethiopian children who were kidnapped during a bloody cattle raid, and top officials from both countries sought to co-ordinate their efforts. Peter Bashir Gbandi, acting South Sudanese foreign affairs minister, said South Sudan …

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• 22 April

  UN says threat from violent extremists in Mali 'alarming'

  A new UN report says security threats from violent extremists and criminal groups in Mali are ‘alarming’ and the government must deploy more troops to the volatile north and step up efforts to reform its military and police.

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• 22 April

  Mali attacks mastermind arrested

  A Mauritanian man suspected of planning and carrying out deadly attacks on popular tourist venues in Mali last year has been arrested in the Malian capital Bamako, security sources told AFP on Friday. Detained on Thursday in a Bamako suburb, the man is believed to have taken part in attacks …

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• 20 April

  Nearly 145,000 Malian refugees still living in neighbouring countries

  Nearly 145,000 Malian refugees have been living in neighbouring countries since the outbreak of the security crisis in Northern Mali in 2012, said the UNHCR office in Bamako. “Up to 31 March 2016, some 60,300 Malian refugees live in Niger, 50,600 in Mauritania and 33,800 in Burkina Faso,” according to …

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• 20 April

  Protesters ransack security installations at Kidal airport in northern Mali

  Angry protesters on Monday forced their way into Kidal airport in northern Mali and set security installations on fire, besides ransacking the runway, the UN Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a statement. “Kidal runway is crucial for supply of humanitarian aid, for support of the local populations as well …

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• 20 April

  Tunisia, EU discuss bilateral cooperation

  Tunisia and the European Union (EU) stressed their “common engagement on special partnership and the work ahead to build a deeper cooperation, reflecting the exception of the Tunisian transition and the shared ambition to intensify co-operation relations in all fields.” In a joint declaration by Minister of Foreign Affairs Khemaies …

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• 20 April

  Sudan urges Egypt to discuss disputed territories

  Sudan’s foreign ministry on Sunday called on neighbouring Egypt to discuss two disputed border territories days after Cairo transferred two islands to Saudi Arabia. Sudan and Egypt have long disputed ownership of the Halayeb and Shalatin areas between the countries near to the Red Sea.

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