News24.com | Nearly 1 000 migrants forced back to Libya since start of year: UN
Heavy clashes have spurred a growing exodus of migrants from Libya, but nearly 1 000 intercepted at sea have been forced to return to the war-ravaged country since January 1,…
News24.com | Turkey threatens to ‘teach lesson’ to Libya’s Haftar after peace deal snub
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said he would “teach a lesson” to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar if he resumed fighting after abandoning ceasefire talks in Moscow. Haftar left…
News24.com | Libya’s strongman Haftar snubs peace deal in Moscow
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar left Moscow on Tuesday without signing a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending nine months of fighting, leaving the future of a fragile truce uncertain. The commander’s…
News24.com | Malawi to probe bribery attempts in alleged poll fraud case
Malawi’s anti-graft body said on Monday it probe alleged attempts to bribe judges tackling a case linked to a controversial election which handed President Peter Mutharika a second term. The…
News24.com | Minute of silence at UN for 89 Niger troops
UN Security Council ambassadors stood for a minute of silence on Monday in memory of 89 soldiers killed last week during a jihadist assault on a Niger military base. The…
News24.com | US wants to reduce presence in Africa, warns top officer
The United States wants to reduce its military presence in Africa, Washington’s top military officer said, as France hosts Sahel leaders as it seeks to bolster the fight against jihadists…
News24.com | Military chiefs sacked after deadly Niger jihadist attack
Niger replaced two top military brass on Monday, four days after a jihadist assault on an army base left 89 dead in the biggest single loss in the country’s history.…
News24.com | Jihadists kill three teachers in attack on Kenya school
Suspected Al-Shabaab Islamists killed three teachers and kidnapped another at a primary school in eastern Kenya on Monday, police said, the latest in a spate of attacks in the region.…
News24.com | Libyan rivals to sign ceasefire deal in Moscow
Both sides in Libya’s conflict are expected to convene in Moscow on Monday to sign an agreement on the terms of a ceasefire which went into effect over the weekend,…