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September, 2015

  • 23 September

    Algeria strongly condemns the military escalation in Libya, the Libyans called for restraint

    Algeria “strongly” Sunday condemned the outbreak of violence in Libya and called on Libyan brothers for restraint to protect the cohesion and unity of the Libyan people, said the Foreign Ministry in a statement. “Algeria strongly condemns the upsurge of violence in Libya, particularly the latest raids on the city …

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  • 23 September

    Nigeria's army said rescuing 241 women and children of Boko Haram

    The Nigerian army said Wednesday it rescued 241 women and children during operations against insurgents of the Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-east. Women and children were gathered Tuesday as soldiers emptied what the military has assured to be “terrorist camps” near Banki in Borno State. According to Amnesty …

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  • 17 September

    France condemns coup in Burkina Faso

    Former colonial power France condemned a military coup in Burkina Faso on Thursday and called for the immediate release of all those arrested and the continuation of the electoral process. Burkina Faso’s military said it had stripped interim president Michel Kafando of his functions and dissolved the government, seizing power …

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  • 17 September

    Burkina president, PM will be freed, coup leader says

    The leader of the coup d’etat in Burkina Faso told a French magazine on Thursday that the interim president and prime minister who have been arrested were in good health and would be released. General Gilbert Diendere told the Jeune Afrique weekly that the coup had been launched by the …

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  • 17 September

    Burkina Faso govt dissolved – soldiers

    Members of Burkina Faso’s presidential guard on Thursday announced the dissolution of the government on national television, saying President Michel Kafando had been ousted. Soldiers from the Presidential Security Regiment had on Wednesday interrupted a cabinet session, arresting Kafando, Prime Minister Isaac Zida and several other ministers. The presidential guard …

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  • 17 September

    42 UN troops killed in Mali since 2013

    Forty-two troops from the UN’s Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have been killed – and at least 126 injured – since the mission was first deployed in 2013, according to a Friday statement issued by the UN. The statement was released following an armed ambush on a MINUSMA …

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  • 17 September

    Militia withdraws from contested northern Mali town

    The United Nations mission in Mali says a government-allied militia has left a northern town it occupied last month following clashes with Tuareg separatists. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the UN mission said elements of the Platform militia coalition had withdrawn from Anefis two weeks after they first said …

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  • 17 September

    EU vows continued support to political, economic process in Tunisia

    Tunisian Foreign Minister Taïeb Baccouche, who is paying a working visit to Brussels, Thursday met with European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini. He also conferred with Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn.

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  • 17 September

    Libyan Parties Start Talks On Unity Government

    Libyan parties on Thursday will start discussions on candidates for the national unity government, head of the UN Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon said in Morocco. “The UNSMIL agrees the moment has come for expediting talks and starting the discussion on the candidates for the national unity government,” …

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  • 17 September

    Libya needs international community’s help to defeat Islamic State – Al-Badri

    Libya’s peace process is passing through a hard time but deputy prime minister Abdul Salam al-Badri says there is still room for agreement between the country’s warring factions. Delegates for Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tobruk recalled its team from the United Nations peace talks with Tripoli, complaining about amendments …

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