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Authorities in Libya’s militia-held capital have called for a freeze in UN-mediated peace talks until the military of the internationally recognised government halts an offensive in the east. Khalifa Ghweil, prime minister in a Tripoli-based parallel administration, “strongly” condemned the talks being held in Morocco between Libya’s rival parliaments. The …
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September, 2015
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23 September
Tunisia to send mission to assess security in civilian airports in Libya
A Tunisian mission will be send soon to Libya to assess the security situation in Libyan civilian airports, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday. The mission involves the airports of “Lobruk,” “Tobruk,” “Misurata” and “Mitiga,” Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mokhtar Chaouachi said.
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23 September
Egypt buys two Mistral ships from France
French President Francois Hollande said Wednesday Egypt had agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis. The deal is the second big military contract this year between France and Egypt, which Hollande said he increasingly views as a strategic …
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23 September
Algeria strongly condemns military escalation in Libya, calls Libyans for restraint
Algeria “strongly” condemned on Sunday the outbreak of violence in Libya and called on the Libyan brothers for restraint to preserve the cohesion and unity of the Libyan people, said Foreign Affairs Ministry in a communiqué.
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23 September
Algeria strongly condemns the military escalation in Libya, the Libyans called for restraint
Algeria “strongly” Sunday condemned the outbreak of violence in Libya and called on Libyan brothers for restraint to protect the cohesion and unity of the Libyan people, said the Foreign Ministry in a statement. “Algeria strongly condemns the upsurge of violence in Libya, particularly the latest raids on the city …
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23 September
Nigeria's army said rescuing 241 women and children of Boko Haram
The Nigerian army said Wednesday it rescued 241 women and children during operations against insurgents of the Islamist group Boko Haram in the north-east. Women and children were gathered Tuesday as soldiers emptied what the military has assured to be “terrorist camps” near Banki in Borno State. According to Amnesty …
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17 September
France condemns coup in Burkina Faso
Former colonial power France condemned a military coup in Burkina Faso on Thursday and called for the immediate release of all those arrested and the continuation of the electoral process. Burkina Faso’s military said it had stripped interim president Michel Kafando of his functions and dissolved the government, seizing power …
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17 September
Burkina president, PM will be freed, coup leader says
The leader of the coup d’etat in Burkina Faso told a French magazine on Thursday that the interim president and prime minister who have been arrested were in good health and would be released. General Gilbert Diendere told the Jeune Afrique weekly that the coup had been launched by the …
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17 September
Burkina Faso govt dissolved – soldiers
Members of Burkina Faso’s presidential guard on Thursday announced the dissolution of the government on national television, saying President Michel Kafando had been ousted. Soldiers from the Presidential Security Regiment had on Wednesday interrupted a cabinet session, arresting Kafando, Prime Minister Isaac Zida and several other ministers. The presidential guard …
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17 September
42 UN troops killed in Mali since 2013
Forty-two troops from the UN’s Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have been killed – and at least 126 injured – since the mission was first deployed in 2013, according to a Friday statement issued by the UN. The statement was released following an armed ambush on a MINUSMA …
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