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Turkey and Greece have agreed to start talks over disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish presidency said Tuesday after diplomatic efforts to defuse a crisis that has raised fears of conflict.   The two sides said they were "ready to start...

Ten Chadian soldiers were killed while attacking a base of the Boko Haram Islamist group in the Lake Chad region, the province's secretary-general told AFP on Saturday. Seven soldiers were also injured in Thursday's ambush, Sadick Khatir said, confirming information...

Tunisia said Monday that naval patrols had intercepted 19 boats carrying a total of 246 people seeking to cross from the North African nation to Europe overnight Saturday to Sunday alone. The vast majority of those stopped were Tunisians, the interior ministry said,...

Bamako, Sept 21, 2020 - Dubbed "the big one" for his imposing height, Mali's future interim president Bah Ndaw has served dictators and presidents alike throughout his long military career. Officials appointed by the Sahel state's ruling junta hauled him out of...