Briefs Bound

An Algerian court of appeal on Sunday increased to seven years the prison term issued to a prominent media boss, but suspended two years, a watchdog and his lawyer said. Ihsane El Kadi, 63, whose release had been sought by the European Union and international media,...

Media sources say Moroccan soldiers have recently undergone training in China on the use of new generation drones, the Wing Loong II. The information has not been confirmed by any official source and may be just information meant to confuse or a scare tactic as...

Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar called Friday for a unified government of technocrats to organise long-delayed elections, in place of the rival administrations currently vying for control. Libya has been torn by more than a decade of stop-start conflict since...

Seven soldiers were killed on Friday after their vehicle hit a landmine in Niger's southeast Diffa region, where jihadist groups are active, according to an army statement broadcast on state radio. The blast took place around 0000 GMT just 400 metres from a military...