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United Nations, United States, May 8, 2020  - UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres has warned that jihadist groups in the Sahel area of North Africa are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to step up attacks, according to documents seen by AFP. The United Nations...

Tripoli, May 8, 2020  - Rocket and shell fire on Tripoli has killed at least 13 civilians and two policemen in the last two days, Libya's UN-recognised government said on Friday. The Government of National Accord accused forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar of...

Niamey, May 7, 2020 - The US military in Niger said Thursday they had lost a second drone in two months, both through technical failure rather than from hostile action in the conflict-torn country. "A... remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) was lost near Agadez, Niger,...

Rome, May 7, 2020 - The European Union has launched a delayed naval mission to enforce an arms embargo on Libya, the bloc's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday. Operation IRINI, currently headquartered in Rome, aims to halt the flow of arms into Libya,...