Tunisia-UK: London sends troops to help beef up border with Libya
UK has sent ground troops to Tunisia to help local forces to foil border crossing by IS fighters from Libya, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon […]
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Gambia: President Jammeh to Run for Fifth Term
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Sunday said he will run for a fifth term in office when the country holds presidential elections in December 2017. […]
Morocco Suspends EU Contacts over Court’s Ruling, EU Reacts Quickly
Morocco announced on Thursday it was suspending all contacts with the European Union institutions to translate its rejection of a December ruling of the European […]
Mali: Chadian Peacekeeper Kills Commander, Army Doctor
A Chadian peacekeeper in northern Mali has killed his own Commander and an army doctor on Thursday, local media reported. Reports said the soldier had […]
Pirates Attack French Vessel off Nigerian Coast
Two sailors, a Russian and a Nigerian, have been kidnapped from a ship belonging to French oil-industry-services company Bourbon off Nigeria’s coast, the Nigerian navy […]
South Africa Withdraws Troops from Sudan’s Darfur
South Africa’s Jacob Zuma on Wednesday said his country will withdraw its troops from peacekeeping operations in Sudan’s Darfur region. President Jacob Zuma said the […]
S. Sudan: Ban Ki-moon to Meet Kiir, NGOs
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is expected to meet this Thursday with south-Soudan President Salva Kiir and visit a U.N. shelter for civilians affected […]
Egypt: Sisi Champions Youth Economic Development
Egyptian President Wednesday urged his cabinet to support youth entrepreneurial projects as he launched the country’s vision for 2030. At a conference attended by his […]
Libya: Military Pushes Back IS, GNA Stumbles in Tobruk
Forces loyal to the Tobruk-based government are progressing in their fight against Islamic State militants in Benghazi with reports saying that they have taken over […]
King Mohammed VI Keen to Improve Consular Services
King Mohammed VI, who is on a visit to France, paid on Tuesday a call to Morocco’s Consulate General in Orly, Paris suburbs, to see […]