Terrorists on migrant boats – claim
Chaos in Libya following General Khalifa Haftar’s offensive increased the risk of terrorist presence on migrant boats headed for Italy, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini...
All options open to end Algerian crisis
Algeria’s army chief said the military was considering all options to resolve the national political crisis and warned “time is running out”, after weeks...
Divisions appear over LNA Tripoli offensive
At least four people died in heavy shelling in Tripoli, an official said as Europe and the Gulf were divided over a push to...
Spanish Navy rescues Nigerian vessel from pirates
The Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel Serviola has rescued the crew of a Nigerian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Guinea from pirates, who had...
Libyan offensive stalls
Military strongman Khalifa Haftar’s intended lightning seizure of Libya’s capital stalled, but he is unlikely to face pressure from abroad to pull back as...
Haftar attempted coup – claim
Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar tried to stage a coup issuing an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj, UN envoy Ghassan Salame said...
SA police seize rhino horn
South African police intercepted 167 rhino horns apparently destined for south-east Asia, one of the biggest hauls ever in the country.
Two suspects, aged 57...
Fourteen dead in Darfur camp killing
Fourteen people died in clashes in a displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur, Sudan news agency (SUNA) reported on Monday.
Conflict in Darfur erupted in 2003...
China seizes record ivory tusks, busts smuggling gang
Chinese authorities seized 7.48 tonnes of smuggled ivory tusks last month, the biggest haul in recent years, as Beijing steps up a campaign against...
Tripoli campaign will continue
Eastern Libyan forces will pursue their advance on Tripoli, the head of the eastern parliament in the divided country said, despite international calls for...
Lessons learnt from latest Op Copper deployment
The most recent Operation Copper deployment in the Mozambique Channel, in addition to providing valuable "on-the-job" training for both sailors and airmen,...
