March, 2016

• 15 March

  Hollande to visit Egypt in mid-April

  A high-level 12-member delegation from France arrived in Cairo on Tuesday to prepare for French President Francois Hollande’s upcoming visit to Egypt. Hollande is expected to visit Cairo on 18 April, a trip that was announced in December 2015. The French delegation will stay in Egypt for four days.

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• 15 March

  Tunisia condemns terrorist attack in Ankara

  Tunisia strongly condemned “the terrorist attack” which killed several people in the capital city of Turkey, said on Monday, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tunisia reasserted full solidarity with Turkey and exhorted the international community to boost regional and international co-operation to fight against terrorist threats and examine the

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• 15 March

  Tunisia: Terrorist cell dismantled in Zaafrane (Douz)

  A terrorist cell was discovered in the locality of Zaafrane (delegation of Douz), the Interior Ministry said in a statement Monday. This cell was dismantled as part of the investigation conducted by security units in the region after individuals hoisted on Friday night the black flag of Daesh on top …

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• 15 March

  Mali looks on Algeria's experience for national reconciliation

  Mali seeks to draw on Algeria’s experience in national reconciliation, said Monday in Algiers the president of the Malian High Islamic Council, Mahmoud Mohamed Dicko. In a statement to the press at the end of his visit to Dar El-Imam in Mohammadia (Algiers), Dicko said that he came “to Algeria …

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• 15 March

  UN welcomes Libya political dialogue

  he UN Security Council on Monday welcomed a meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue, and reiterated its concern about the growing terrorist threat in Libya. The intra-Libyan political dialogue held on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the Libyan Political Agreement, a UN-brokered deal signed in December on forming a …

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• 15 March

  Algeria, Tunisia increase Intelligence co-operation

  Intelligence co-ordination between Tunisia and Algeria as part of the fight against terrorism has reached a high level, Algeria’s ambassador in Tunis Abdelkader Hajjar said on Monday. “Sharing of intelligence between the two countries is instantaneous,” he stressed on the sidelines of the meting of the Tunisian-Algerian joint co-operation commission …

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• 15 March

  UN peacekeeper shoots dead 2 colleagues

  The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali says a peacekeeper has shot dead two colleagues in what has been called a “settling of scores.” A statement from the mission on Friday says the suspect was immediately detained after the shooting at the UN base in Kidal in northern Mali. An investigation …

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• 15 March

  8 killed in DRC militia attack

  Eight people, including two rangers, a soldier and five militiamen were killed in a militia attack near Lake Edward in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga national park, park authorities said on Friday. A soldier who was helping the park rangers was killed and three others were wounded, one seriously, …

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• 15 March

  Algeria says militant chief killed

  A militant leader who joined the Islamic State jihadist group was killed in an army operation west of the Algerian capital, a security source said on Monday. Mouloud Baal, also known as Abou El Moundhir, was a former member of the extremist Armed Islamic Front (GIA) which battled the Algiers …

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• 10 March

  France’s reasserts solidarity with Tunisia in its fight against terrorism

  French President François Hollande asserted “his support and solidarity” with Tunisia after the terrorist attack, Monday, in Ben Guerdane, causing deaths among civilians, security and military forces. “The French President stands beside Tunisia which has once more been targeted for being a symbol,” according to a statement posted on the …

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