Hague judges say Libya must hand over Gaddafi's son
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled on Friday that Libya must hand over the son of slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi to the court, which wants to try him for...
View ArticleSenegal looking more vulnerable to extremism, instability
SHARE DAKAR, 30 May 2013 (IRIN) - As violence rages in northern Nigeria, and international peacekeepers gear up to keep the peace in northern Mali, fears abound that Islamist movements will spread...
View ArticleNigerian Islamist militants return from Mali with weapons, skills
Maiduguri, Nigeria — The Islamist insurgency in northern Nigeria has entered a more violent phase as militants return to the fight with sophisticated weapons and tactics learned on the battlefields of...
View ArticleLibya PM moves state oil HQ to troubled Benghazi
TRIPOLI May 29 (Reuters) - Libya confirmed on Wednesday that the headquarters of the state energy firm would move to the volatile eastern city of Benghazi, a response to demands for more authority for...
View ArticleAfrica, 50 years later
A summit conference of the African Union, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organization of African Unity, serves as a platform from which to review the changes that have...
View ArticleTerrorists Exploited Unrest in Africa in 2012 says US Report
VOA News The United States said progress has been made in combating terrorism across Africa, but that militant groups are still taking advantage of unrest, political instability, and weak governance...
View ArticleBrussels, 27 May 2013 Remarks by President of the European Council Herman...
(Source: European Commission) EUROPEAN COUNCIL THE PRESIDENT EN Brussels, 27 May 2013 EUCO 123/13 PRESSE 216 PR PCE 107 Remarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy after his meeting...
View ArticleLibya assembly chief quits after political ban
TRIPOLI: Mohamed al-Megaryef, the president of Libya's top political body, resigned on Tuesday to comply with a new law banning Gaddafi-era officials from government jobs. "Everyone must obey the law...
View ArticleThree soldiers killed in attack in Libya's Benghazi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Unknown assailants threw an explosive device at a military checkpoint in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi early on Wednesday, killing three soldiers and injuring three others,...
View ArticleLibya becomes 'new Mali' amid Islamist shift
(Reuters) – Suicide attacks on a French-run mine and a military base in northern Niger have shown how an Islamist threat is spreading across the weak nations of the Sahara, meaning France may be tied...
View ArticleSirte and Misrata rebuild in wake of Libya conflict
A lack of housing and security fears are among the many pressing problems facing Sirte and Misrata in the wake of the 2011 Libyan conflict, a war in which both cities played different but central...
View ArticleHollande: no plans for military intervention in southern Libya
PARIS - France wants to work with Libya against militant groups on its territory but will not take military action in the country without UN backing, President Francois Hollande said on Friday. Asked...
View ArticleMalians in Gao protest against French 'bias'
Thousands of people in Mali's northern city of Gao have staged a protest, accusing France of favouring their rivals from the ethnic Tuareg group. The protesters said Paris was colluding in the...
View ArticleLibya to move state oil firm HQ to Benghazi - officials
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya plans to move the headquarters of its state oil firm to Benghazi, the city that started the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi and now wants greater influence, if a...
View ArticleInternational court: Libya, give up Gadhafi son
AMSTERDAM (AP) — International Criminal Court judges on Friday rejected Libya's request to annul the international arrest warrant for the son of the late Moammar Gadhafi and let the country's new...
View ArticleHow Islamist militancy threatens Africa
With Islamist militant groups across the Sahara region still able to flex their muscles despite the French intervention in Mali, former UN diplomat and security expert Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah considers...
View ArticleNew terror report tracks deterioration of Libya ahead of Benghazi attack
The State Department released its annual report on terrorism today, a sprawling tome of analysis on terror hotbeds around the world. Natural highlights include Pakistan and Afghanistan, where the...
View ArticleNiger attackers had inside help: France
NIAMEY, Niger — France's foreign minister said Tuesday during a stop in Niger that the attackers who carried out last week's double suicide bombings on a military camp and a strategically important...
View ArticleFrance says south Libya Islamists likely behind embassy attack
PARIS (Reuters) - Islamist rebels based in southern Libya were most likely to have been behind an attack on France's embassy in Tripoli last month, but there were no plans to intervene in the lawless...
View ArticleInsight - Libya becomes "the new Mali" as Islamists shift in Sahara
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Suicide attacks on a French-run mine and a military base in northern Niger have shown how an Islamist threat is spreading across the weak nations of the Sahara, meaning France may...
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