Gununu: Wagner mercenaries fortify Jufra airbase in 31 locations
The spokesman for the Libyan Army Mohammed Gununu said they had depicted Wagner Group mercenaries’ work on fortifying Jufra airbase in over 31 locations.
Africa
Somali, Kenyan troops exchange gunfire at shared border
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The incident took place at the frontier between the Somali town Bula Hawo and Kenya’s Mandera.
Death toll in Nigeria jihadist attack rises to 30
The death toll from a jihadist attack on the convoy of the regional governor in northeast Nigeria has risen to 30, security sources said Saturday.
The Legacy of Military Governance in Mali
After leading a coup against a democratically elected government, junta leader Colonel Assimi Goïta has attempted to rehabilitate the image of military government in Mali.
Bashaga and Dutch ambassador discuss cooperation in security training
The Minister of the Interior of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Fathi Bashaga, held discussions with the Dutch ambassador to Libya, Lars Toomer on Friday, regarding plans to establish professional security coordination and opportunities for joint cooperation in the field of security training.
African countries reject appointment of Bulgarian diplomat as UN envoy to Libya
The Algerian Newspaper Al-Hiwar, on Friday, reported that a number of African countries had refused to accept the naming of the Bulgarian, Nickolay Mladenov, as the new United Nations (UN) envoy to Libya.
Mali: Décryptage : N’Daw/Goïta : écrire un nouveau contrat politique
Aussi Bizarre et saugrenu que cela puisse paraitre, c’est la première fois que le Mali a à sa tête un président et un vice-président. Une première dans l’histoire du Mali indépendant. Le colonel-Major à la retraite, Bah N’Daw, devient Président de la transition, et son cadet d’une trentaine d’années, le colonel Assimi Goïta, président du CNSP, devient son vice-président.
Islamic State claims Niger killings of French aid workers
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for killing six French aid workers, their driver and a local guide in a wildlife park in Niger last month.
Helicopter carrying Russian mercenaries has been shot down in Libya, Turkey said
An air defense system that was available to the forces of the Government of the National Accord [GNA] of Libya shot down a helicopter carrying Russian mercenaries from the private paramilitary company Wagner.
Migration en Méditerranée : “Mon but dans la vie ? Quitter la Libye”
Les Nord-Africains sont les plus nombreux à arriver en Italie, via la route dite de la Méditerranée centrale, soit la route migratoire la plus meurtrière au monde. Tunisiens et Algériens en tête, mais de plus en plus de Libyens tentent la périlleuse traversée de la Méditerranée.