After months of behind-the-scenes talks, Russia has managed to phase out the Wagner Group in Mali and replace it with...
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Facing Regional Instability, Algeria Introduces Mobilization Law in Line with Global Practices
Facing fast-moving geopolitical changes and threats, Algeria is currently updating its defense-related laws, with a...
North Africa Defense: Morocco Gets Surface-to-Air Missiles, Algeria-Mauritania Sign Defense Pact
April 2025 has seen a notable series of military developments across North Africa, where rivalries and competition for...
Egypt: Military says it killed six alleged terrorists near Bahariya
Cairo, Sept 5, 2019 - Six suspected jihadists were killed on Thursday in a shootout with police near the Bahariya...
Tunisia: Four killed in army-insurgent clash in Kasserine
Tunis, Sept 2, 2019 (AFP) - A national guard officer and three suspected jihadist militants were killed in a gunbattle...
Sahel: Two generals sent to prison in Burkina Faso for alleged treason
Ouagadougou, Sept 2, 2019 (By Armel Baily with David Esnault in Abidjan) - A military court in Burkina Faso on Monday...
Algeria: Heightened tension inside the Algerian military
Algeria: Risk analyst firm MEA Risk warns of crisis reaching climax in Algeria this fall
A MEA Risk assessment of the Algerian political stalemate warns that the crisis in the North African nation could...
Sahel: Scores killed in pastoral conflict in southern Chad
N'Djamena, Aug 28, 2019 - Eleven people were killed in fighting between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers in a...
Sahel: Chad jails alleged rebels
N'Djamena, Aug 27, 2019 - Chad has handed down jail terms to 243 rebels who crossed into the country from Libya in...
Sahel: Explosive situation in Chad
By deploying troops and sealing borders to try to quell ethnic clashes in eastern Chad, President Idriss Deby risks...
Libya: Warlord Haftar’s troops lose ground in Tripoli battle
Sahel: More violence in Chad’s Tibesti region
Egypt: Army says it killed 11 insurgents near El Arish
Libya: Tripoli could get a moment of respite in this Eid al-Adha
Sahel: Red Cross suspends operations in Timbuktu, Mali, as violence escalates
Aug 6, 2019 - Twin attacks in Mali have killed four people, including two Malian soldiers, security sources said...
Algeria: court issues arrest warrant on Khaled Nezzar, ex-General accused of alleged mass killings in the 1990s
Algiers, Aug 6, 2019 - An Algerian court has issued an arrest warrant against a former defence minister and army...
Tunisia: Army kills two insurgents near Bou Amrane
Two armed alleged jihadists have been shot dead in an "anti-terrorist" operation led by national guard and army units...
Libya: Fighting continues in Tripoli
Tripoli, July 30, 2019 - Rocket fire forced flights to be suspended and passengers evacuated at the Libyan capital's...
Egypt: Sudan warlord Mohamed Hamdan Daglo meets Sisi
Libya: Misrata militia says it captured Qaeda leaders
Sahel: Six people die of hunger after militia isolated their village in Mali
Libya: Italian fishing ship in Libyan custody
Libya: Fighting intensifies near Tripoli
Sahel: Foreign troops wounded in attack on military base in Mali
Maghreb: Libya warlord Haftar’s warplane breaches Tunisia air space
Beni Ghezayel, Tunisia, July 22, 2019 - A Libyan warplane of military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces made an...
Egypt: British Airways cancels flights to Cairo, cites security concerns
London, July 20, 2019 - British Airways said Saturday it had suspended flights to Cairo for seven days as a...
Libya: Oil production from Sharara back after sabotage on pipeline
Tripoli, July 22, 2019 - Libya announced the resumption of production Monday at its largest oil field and the loading...
Morocco: Killers of European tourists get death sentence
Sahel: Lake Chad nations want $100 million to fight global warming
Tunisia: Islamic State Group issues new threat against Tunisia
Libya: The backers of warlord Khalifa Haftar are calling for halt of fighting
Sahel: The bizarre idea of the International Crisis Group to solve the security crisis in Mali
Commentary by Arezki Daoud: The highly respected International Crisis Group (ICG) has proposed to Mali the...
Sahel: Burkina Faso parliament extends state of emergency
Ouagadougou, July 11, 2019 - Burkina Faso's parliament on Thursday extended by six months until January a state of...
Libya: Car bomb at a Benghazi funeral claims three lives
Benghazi, Libya, July 11, 2019 - A car bomb exploded during the funeral of an ex-army commander in the Libyan city of...
Tunisia: Prime Minister issues ban on niqab in public offices
Tunisia: Suspected mastermind of twin suicide attacks blows himself up, as death toll from his attack rises to two
Libya: UAE weapons used by warlord Haftar
Dubai, July 2, 2019 - The UAE denied Tuesday it shipped US missiles to Libya, which is under a UN arms embargo, after...
Podcast: Algerian military leaders in state of panic, pushing for violence
the Algerian crisis Algerian military leaders in state of panic, pushing for violenceThe Algerian military has lost...
Libya: Haftar’s embarrassing defeat in Gharyan may complicate the Libyan civil war
Libya: Haftar frees Turkish sailors before it is too late
July 1, 2019 - Six Turkish sailors held by forces led by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar have been freed, a Turkish...
Libya: Turkey warns Libyan warlord Haftar
