Eurasia Press & News

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Tunisian counterpart Beji Caid Essebsi expressed Sunday their commitment to fight against terrorism growing in the region. The two leaders also discussed cooperation in the fight against terrorism and extremism that threatens both peoples. Sisi and Essebsi also condemned the incidents at al-Aqsa …

The radical Islamist group al-Shabaab on Friday took two towns in central Somalia, officials and witnesses said. “Amara and Ba’adwayn are now under full control of al-Shabaab fighters,” said a regional senior official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

South Sudanese rebels said on Saturday government troops had attacked their positions over the last three days, casting further doubt on a fragile peace agreement in the world’s youngest country. No one was immediately available to comment from the government – but both sides have regularly accused the other of …

Mali’s government and a major Tuareg-led rebel alliance exchanged prisoners this week, the two sides and a UN source have said, in a move hailed as a step forward for the country’s fledgling peace process. A total of 47 prisoners were traded between the government and the Co-ordination of Movements …

Libya’s rival factions resumed talks in Morocco on Monday to try to move forward with a UN-brokered peace deal and agree on a national unity government. The United Nations has been piling pressure on Libyan factions to take the final step and make the appointments after months of difficult negotiations …

South Sudanese rebels said on Saturday the government troops had attacked their positions in the past three days, yet casting doubt on a fragile peace agreement in the youngest country in the world. No one was immediately available for comment from the government – but both sides have regularly accused …

The Government of Mali and Tuareg rebel alliance significant exchanged prisoners this week, the two sides and a UN source said, in a move hailed as a step forward for the country’s nascent peace process. A total of 47 prisoners were exchanged between the government and the coordination of movements …

The rival factions of Libya resumed talks Monday to Morocco to try to move forward with a UN-brokered peace agreement and agree on a national unity government. The United Nations has been piling up pressure on the Libyan factions to take the last step and make the appointments after months …

The outbreak of violence that has engulfed Bangui end of September was 61 dead and 300 wounded, said Monday the Central African government, revising upward previous assessments reports of forty dead. “The death toll of the violence established hospital source is 61 dead and over 300 injured,” said a statement …

Chadian President Idriss Deby very influential in CAR, said Monday that the ongoing transition in the country should “stop” and elections be held before the end of 2015, following a late surge of violence in September in Bangui. “This transition must stop. It should be (better) poor election more than …