February, 2016

• 11 February

  The UN wants to send experts to probe the Burundi graves

  New York – The UN wants to send independent forensic experts in Burundi to help authorities investigate allegations of mass graves in the war-torn country, a senior official said Wednesday. After a government security operation in December, witnesses have come forward with accounts of at least nine mass graves in …

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• 11 February

  Libya unity government hits snag

  Tripoli – Efforts to form a unity government of Libya are stumbling over the defense portfolio, an official said Wednesday that the internationally recognized parliament established a new period of one line-up. Libya has been in chaos since the ouster in 2011 of long-serving dictator Muammar Gaddafi, with two rival …

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• 11 February

  UN chief, Italian President discuss issues on Libya, Middle East

  UN Secretary-General met Wednesday with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, discuss issues, including on Libya, Syria and Lebanon. At the meeting here, “the Secretary General stressed that the political process is the key to solving the political, security and humanitarian in Libya,” said spokesman Stephane Dujarric UN

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• 11 February

  Libya must lead the anti-Daesh effort: Egyptian FM

  Libya needs to form a unified government before the United States and European allies opt for military action against thousands of Daesh (called IS) fighters in the chaotic country of North Africa, Foreign Minister of Egypt said on Tuesday. “It must be a Libyan-led process,” said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh …

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• 11 February

  Deadline extended for the new Libya unity government

  TRIPOLI – the internationally recognized parliament Libya extended until Sunday a deadline for the formation of a new national unity government aimed at ending years of chaos in the countries of North Africa. The legislators of Parliament, currently in exile in eastern Libya, on Tuesday voted to give Presidential Council …

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• 10 February

  Côte d'Ivoire in state of maximum alertness

  In less than a year, the Ivorian security forces foiled at least five attacks in Abidjan. The last was in January. Two modes of operation were privileged: the explosion of a car bomb and a commando attack against public places frequented by expatriates. Jihadist sleeper cells linked to the Ansar …

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• 10 February

  Mali: mine explosion kills three soldiers

  Three Malian soldiers died Tuesday when their vehicle hit a mine in the Mopti region, near the border with Niger, Tieman Hubert Coulibaly announced, the Malian Defence Minister.

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• 10 February

  Central African Republic: LRA leader is OKO Capture Odek, a key commander

  One of the leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Central Africa is captured Monday Okot Odek, a key commander of the bloody Ugandan rebels, told AFP on Wednesday a source in the Central African gendarmerie. “We have a list of leaders of the LRA sought and considered dangerous, …

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• 10 February

  Burundi: Holland Lungu and advocate a "Inclusive dialogue"

  The French and Zambian presidents François Hollande and Edgar Lungu Monday advocated an “inclusive dialogue between the government and the opposition” in Burundi, beset by a deep political crisis. During a meeting at the Elysee, MM. Holland Lungu and “reiterated their commitment to an inclusive dialogue between the government and …

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• 10 February

  At least six dead in Cameroon double suicide

  Yaounde – At least six civilians were killed and over 30 injured Wednesday in a double suicide in the region of the northern border of Cameroon with Nigeria, which is regularly attacked by Boko Haram fighters, according to security sources. The assailants, who were also killed, were both women, one …

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