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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...

Niger's capital Niamey is suffering major power cuts linked to disruptions in the supply of electricity from neighbouring Nigeria, according to Nigelec, the country's sole supplier. Since June 10, repeated blackouts lasting several hours have hit the capital and its...