Libya: Rival forces reject UN-proposed peace deal
Libya’s rival parliaments and governments both showed opposition to the UN-proposed peace deal installing a unity government Monday, with one lawmaker saying it would deepen […]
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Madagascar: killers of French couple imprisoned for life
Two Madagascans were sentenced to hard labour for life on Monday over the murder of a French couple whose bodies were discovered badly mutilated in […]
UN, IMF, IDB seek billions to rebuild Middle East
The United Nations, the World Bank and the Islamic Development Bank announced a joint initiative on Saturday to scale-up financing in the Middle East and […]
Tunisia and Algeria end session on high note
The 18th session of the joint cooperation monitoring committee between Tunisia and Algeria ended in Tunis with both sides voicing desire to further strengthen ties […]
Algeria to host Sudanese Pt despite ICC Arrest Warrant
Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who is facing an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC,) is expected to visit Algeria on Sunday to […]
CAR: Religious clashes kill dozens
The murder of a Muslim taxi driver in Bangui, the capital city of the Central African Republic, set off a spasm of bloody sectarian violence, […]
Libya: Final draft distributed, U.N role finished
“We have now a text that is the final text,” the Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, Bernardino León stated […]
Boko Haram displaced 1.4 million children, UNICEF
The number of children forced to flee Boko Haram’s Islamic insurgency in Nigeria and neighboring countries has reached 1.4 million, UN children agency, Unicef, said […]
Burkina Faso: Coup leaders free Michel Kafando, ministers
The newly established National Democratic Council (NDC) in Burkina Faso, which took power on Thursday, has freed interim President Michel Kafando and two of his […]
CAR: French soldier accused of sexual abuse, U.N Human Rights chief
A French soldier deployed to the Central African Republic has been accused of sexually abusing a teenage girl, the latest in a series of allegations […]