Africa

MP Ibrahim al-Dorsi sees inter-Libyan dialogue tracks as “postponed wars, and time bombs that the United Nations mission failed to deal with in good faith”.

The expressions of cautious optimism about the success of the inter-Libyan dialogue, which were once more echoed during the opening session of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis, could not dispel growing fears that this dialogue could end up producing a new document that would reproduce and reinforce the dominance of Islamist organisations on the Libyan scene even if under new deceptive headings.

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Sunday praised his country’s “cooperation” with Algeria against extremism, during a visit to France’s North African former colony.

His visit came after a string of deadly jihadist attacks in France.

Algeria approved constitutional amendments on Sunday that experts call an ambitious move to answer public demands after months of protests and to safeguard its borders against violent extremism spillover from Libya and other troubled neighbors.

Le Coordonnateur humanitaire en RDC, David McLachlan-Karr, a condamné fermement les récentes attaques contre les travailleurs humanitaires dans ce pays d’Afrique centrale.

« (Il) appelle à la libération immédiate et sans condition de ceux pris en otage, et rappelle aux autorités congolaises l’urgence de protéger les acteurs qui s’emploient à fournir une assistance aux personnes dans le besoin », a indiqué le bureau d’OCHA en RDC dans un communiqué de presse publié vendredi.

Plus de 1600 migrants sont arrivés du continent africain ce week-end sur les côtes des îles espagnoles des Canaries en 48 heures, un rythme d’une ampleur inédite depuis plus d’une décennie, ont annoncé les services d’urgence locaux.

La force française Barkhane a « neutralisé » une dizaine de jihadistes liés à Al-Qaïda dans le nord du Mali, dont deux ont été faits prisonniers, a indiqué samedi l’état-major de l’armée, quelques jours après avoir annoncé d’autres pertes au sein des groupes jihadistes.

The French are unofficially planning to reduce their military presence in the African Sahel later this year. At the same time, Paris is to count on increased military assistance in its activities in the region from the armed forces of European partners.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian was in Egypt Sunday hoping to ease tensions following the publishing of controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) that sparked ire in the Muslim world.

Their confidence in the benefits of a Biden victory seems exaggerated, according to analysts.

Muslim Brotherhood activists and media outlets have seemed very enthusiastic about the Democratic candidate Joe Biden’s progress in US election results.