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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, on a trip to Mali on Monday, ruled out dialogue with jihadists driving an eight-year-old insurgency in the Sahel state.  (See our opinion on this last week).   "Let's say things very clearly. There are peace accords (with...

At least 11 migrants died on Sunday when their boat floundered off the coast of Libya, the UN's migration agency said, days after 20 others died in desperate bids to reach Europe. "At least 11 migrants drowned after their boat capsized this morning, according to 10...

France on Saturday said it was recalling its envoy to Turkey for consultations after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed a mental health check-up that Paris condemned as unacceptable.  France and its...

Libya's two warring factions signed a "permanent" ceasefire agreement on Friday after five days of talks at the United Nations, which hailed the deal as a historic moment following years of turmoil and bloodshed.   "Today is a good day for the Libyan people," said...