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Aug 6, 2019 - Twin attacks in Mali have killed four people, including two Malian soldiers, security sources said Tuesday, as the International Committee of the Red Cross suspended activities in Timbuktu due to "growing insecurity". A gendarme was killed in an ambush...

Cairo, Aug 5, 2019 - A huge blast which killed 20 people in Cairo was caused by a speeding car packed with explosives, Egyptian officials said Monday as witnesses described carnage. The car was driving against the traffic when it smashed into three other vehicles just...

Tripoli, Aug 6, 2019 - Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar said they launched air strikes early Tuesday against an airbase in third city Misrata held by government loyalists. "Our air force carried out several raids against the Misrata airbase, targeting...

Algiers, Aug 6, 2019 - An Algerian court has issued an arrest warrant against a former defence minister and army chief, along with his son, for alleged "conspiracy", state television reported Tuesday. The warrant against Khaled Nezzar follows a series of legal moves...