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Fighting in town near Mozambique gas hub rages for second day
Helicopter gunships exchanged fire with suspected Islamist insurgents as fighting raged for a second day around a gas hub town in northern Mozambique, a...
Libyan fighting continues as more coronavirus reported
Two new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Libya, authorities said after the first was detected last week, with international aid agencies warning of a...
Coronavirus hits Libya, fighting continues
Battles around Tripoli on Wednesday followed intensified bombardment of the capital, ignoring international pleas for a truce to tackle the coronavirus after the first...
Heavy fighting in Tripoli
Heavy fighting raged in the Libyan capital on Saturday as eastern forces pushed to advance inside the city controlled by the internationally recognised government.
The...
Tripoli rocked by explosions
Explosions shook Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday after an airstrike, residents said, in an escalation of a two-week offensive by eastern forces on the...
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...
Tripoli residents flee fighting
Eastern-based forces battled troops loyal to the Tripoli government on the outskirts of Libya’s capital as thousands of residents fled the fighting.
The Libyan National...
Fifty-six killed in Tripoli fighting
Fighting between eastern Libyan forces and troops loyal to the Tripoli government killed 56 people in the capital, according to the United Nations.
Among the...
Fighting, instability displaces thousands in Burkina Faso
Faction fighting and lawlessness in Burkina Faso has displaced over a hundred thousand people, most in the past two months, a UN report said.
“Burkina...
Tripoli death toll hits 10
The death toll in clashes between rival militias in Tripoli has risen to 10 with 41 wounded this week, the health ministry said.
Fighting broke...
Renewed fighting claims more lives in Cameroon
Heavy fighting between Cameroon's army and separatist rebels killed at least 10 people, the two sides said in the deadliest clash since...
Fighting forces Tripoli airport to close – again
Libya closed the only functioning airport in Tripoli again after rockets were fired in its direction, officials said, days after flights resumed...
More than 30 000 flee homes in Syria’s Idlib
More than 30,000 people have so far fled their homes in north-west Syria since government and allied forces resumed air and ground...
Prisoners escape during Tripoli fighting
Some 400 prisoners escaped from a jail in Libya's capital while fighting between rival armed groups raged nearby, a judiciary official said...
SANDF Chief says soldiers don’t train for crime prevention
Combatting and preventing crime are not part of the South African military's skillset and the major reason why SA National Defence Force...
Mali militia death toll
Nearly 300 Malian civilians were killed in fighting between rival militias this year, the UN human rights office said, as inter-communal violence...
South Sudan and rebels trade attacks with truce due to start
South Sudanese government forces and rebels launched attacks on each other's positions, both sides said, the day a ceasefire that formed part...
International calls for end to fighting in South Sudan
The United States, Britain and Norway called for an immediate end to fighting and "horrendous abuses" of civilians in South Sudan in...
Neighbourhoods hit and supplies cut in Derna
Fighting in the Libyan city Derna has escalated to unprecedented levels, with air raids and shelling of residential areas as well as...
Fighting escalates in Derna
Fighting escalated in the Libyan city Derna, with air raids, shelling of residential areas and heavy ground clashes, the United Nations humanitarian...
Fighting in Derna has devastating impact on civilians – UN
Escalating conflict in Derna is having a devastating impact on civilians, with humanitarian workers denied access to deliver lifesaving assistance, the United...
Dozens killed in Somali land fights
Dozens of people were killed in clashes between troops of breakaway Somaliland and its semi-autonomous Puntland region, medical workers and military officials...
Militants and soldiers die in Sinai fighting
Eight Egyptian soldiers and 14 militants were killed in fighting in central Sinai when gunmen carrying explosive belts and grenades targeted a...
Ethnic clashes continue in DR Congo
At least 40 people were killed in the last 48 hours in ethnic violence in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between Hema...
Three soldiers dead after Cameroon separatist fighting
Separatist fighters in Cameroon killed three soldiers and wounded four others during an attack in the English-speaking Southwest region, military sources and...
Tripoli’s Mitiga airport closed after fighting
Fierce clashes broke out in Tripoli on Monday, killing at least 20 people, shutting the airport and damaging planes during what government...
Casualties for Libyan forces in Benghazi
Libyan forces in Benghazi lost four men and had 10 wounded so far in December, five months after declaring victory in a...
Casualties for Libyan forces in Benghazi
Libyan forces in Benghazi lost four men and had 10 wounded so far in December, five months after declaring victory in a...
Ethnic fighting in South Sudan claims 45 lives
At least 45 people were killed in fighting between ethnic groups in South Sudan's northern state of Western Lakes in a new...
Renewed fighting in South Sudan
As fresh fighting looms in South Sudan with the onset of the dry season, there is little chance of peace talks to...
Fighting shuts down Libya’s Mitiga airport
Civilian flights were suspended for several hours at the Libyan capital's Mitiga airport on Monday and Tuesday as rival armed groups clashed...
Second day of brawling in Ugandan parliament
Lawmakers brawled in Uganda's parliament for a second day running on Wednesday over a disputed move to change the constitution to let...
Fighting in Ugandan parliament
Fistfights and chair-throwing broke out in Uganda's parliament on Tuesday ahead of a debate on whether to grant long-serving President Yoweri Museveni...
At least 25 killed in South Sudan fighting
Rebels in South Sudan attacked government forces in Unity State, where oil fields have been abandoned due to fighting, killing 25 people...
DR Congo children bear the brunt of violence
Children in central Democratic Republic of Congo are bearing the brunt of violence between the army and a local militia which has...
Two wounded as South Sudan rebel groups clash
Fighting broke out between two rebel groups in South Sudan's southern Equatoria region, a rebel official said, adding another dimension to an...
Renewed fighting in CAR raises concern for humanitarian aid
Renewed fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) is increasingly targeting children and there are concerns humanitarian needs could escalate to levels...
Second day of clashes outside Tripoli
Clashes between rival Libyan factions east of Tripoli extended into a second day, keeping the coastal road shut and preventing residents returning...
Heavy clashes reported east of Tripoli
Heavy clashes erupted between rival factions on the coastal road east of Libyan capital Tripoli, according to a witness and local reports.
The...
Fierce fighting in Benghazi
East Libyan forces battled to advance into the last area of Benghazi controlled by their opponents on Tuesday, clearing mines and roadblocks...
CAR fighting leaves 22 dead
At least 22 people were killed in three days of fighting in south-eastern Central African Republic, a member of parliament from the...
Twenty-two dead in CAR fighting
Fighting last week between rival Christian and Muslim militias in the Central African Republic town of Bria killed at least 22 people,...
UN hears of human rights violations amid fighting in Libya
Fighting in Libya's oil coastline region this month has been marked by human rights violations while attacks are likely to worsen in...
Benghazi battle resumes with losses to East Libyan forces
Fierce clashes resumed on Monday at a tower block complex in south-west Benghazi where forces loyal to Libya's eastern government have been...
Curfew in central Nigeria after 14 killed in ethnic fighting
The Nigerian government imposed a 24-hour curfew on parts of central Nigeria, a spokesman said, after clashes killed at least 14 in...
Mountain clashes in Tunisia, two killed
Tunisia troops clashed with armed Islamist militants in the remote mountains near the Algerian border, killing two, arresting another and seizing weapons,...
Rival groups clash in Tripoli
Eastern Libyan forces attacked an air base in the central region of Jufra on Thursday, killing at least two people according to...
Somali forces kill three in attack on IS-linked fighters
Soldiers allied to the Western-backed Somali government killed three fighters loyal to Islamic State in northern Somalia on Monday as they pressed...
Thirty-one dead in DR Congo clashes
Clashes between a tribal militia and security forces in a province of central Congo killed at least 31 people at the weekend,...
Seven dead in Somali/IS clash
Soldiers allied to the Western-backed Somali government said they killed seven insurgents from a faction loyal to the Islamic State group in...
