The United Nations is strongly condemning an attack along Cameroon’s border with Nigeria that killed a UN independent contractor and four others. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the UN secretary-general’s special representative for West Africa, said in a statement on Wednesday that the attack took place near Kontcha, Cameroon. The contractor’s nationality …

Libya’s UN-backed prime minister says NATO or European Union ships could be permitted to operate in Libyan waters alongside the national navy if those organisations help modernize his country’s vessels.

By establishing a naval force in the Red Sea, Egypt aims for more than protecting navigation in the Suez Canal, a vital wa­terway for international trade, mili­tary experts said. “The force will be the backbone of Egypt’s new Red Sea strategy,” former Assistant Defense Minis­ter Hossam Suweilam said. “There is …