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Envoys of rival Libyan factions have agreed on the legal steps to hold much delayed presidential and legislative elections in the conflict-scarred nation, both sides said early Wednesday. Election were due to  be held in December 2021 but were never organised as...

More than 16 million people affected by conflict and climate change in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need humanitarian aid, according to an NGO report published on Monday. This represents a 172 percent rise on 2016, the US International Rescue Committee said in its...

Israeli soldiers will for the first time take part in military exercises in Morocco when the biggest war games event in Africa kicks off Tuesday, the Israeli army said. "This is the first time that the IDF is taking an active part in the 'African Lion' international...

Egypt deployed three tugboats Sunday to tow away an oil tanker that had broken down and caused brief delays in the  Suez Canal, authorities in charge of the vital waterway said. Traffic in both directions returned to normal after a brief disruption when the...