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UK sends troops to help Tunisia fight Daesh

British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said that the UK military will send 40 military troops to Tunisia in an effort to stop the entry of Daesh fighters from neighbouring Libya. According to Fallon, the military personnel will train around 200 Tunisian army elements focusing on operational planning, intelligence, surveillance …

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Central African Republic looks for int'l support for rehabilitation plan

The Central African Republican (CAR) government will meet international partners on Nov. 17 in Brussels to obtain funding for its rehabilitation plan at a cost of 3.1 billion U.S. dollars, an official said. Charles Armel Doubane, foreign minister of CAR, revealed this in an interview with Xinhua recently in Cameroon’s …

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Vice-president of India begins visit to Algeria

Vice-president of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari started on Monday a three-day official visit to Algeria. Ansari was greeted at Houari-Boumediene international airport by Chairman of the People’s National Assembly Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra and members of the government.

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Egypt's president expects long war against IS in Sinai

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in comments published on Saturday that his country’s war against Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula would be long, but that conditions in the vast and arid region were improving. In an interview with Egypt’s three state-owned newspapers, he acknowledged that both the militants …

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US expresses concern over use of force in Libya's capital

The United States says it is concerned about reports of the use of force to seize the offices of Libya’s UN-backed National Accord government in the capital, Tripoli. A statement by the US State Department issued late on Saturday also called on all parties to work together for a “safe, …

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11 dead, 50 000 displaced in week of Somali bloodshed

A week of violent clashes between rival forces in northern Somalia has killed 11 people and forced more than 50 000 to flee, the UN humanitarian agency said on Saturday. Tensions between the rival regions of Puntland and Galmudug soared last month after Galmudug said 13 of its soldiers were …

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UN Calls on Member States to Support Libya’s Unity Government

Martin Kobler, the UN envoy to Libya, called on the international community to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and to do what is necessary to prevent illegal arms trade to Libya. Kobler addressed the UN’s Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday and said there are “positive …

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