As Libyan army deploys reinforcements in Benghazi, clashes between army of internationally backed government which attack Benghazi with forces loyal to Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries intensified.
Boko Haram launched its first major attack in Niger on Friday, triggering a forceful response from regional troops who claimed to have killed more than a hundred of the terrorists.
Fighters of the ISIS group in Libya have claimed an attack on Tripoli's luxurious Corinthia Hotel, the SITE Intelligence monitoring group said on Tuesday.
Boko Haram on Sunday captured the northeastern town of Monguno, including a military base, after a fierce battle with Nigerian troops, security sources told AFP.
The UN Security Council has urged central African countries to boost plans for a multinational force to fight Boko Haram Takfiri group, which has seized control over an alarming amount of territory in Nigeria and stepped up cross-border raids in neighboring Cameroon.
The president of Niger says at least 10 people have been killed in two days of violent protests over a French publication’s cartoon depicting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Thousands demonstrated across the world Friday and violent clashes erupted in Niger and Pakistan as Muslims vented fury over a new Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) cartoon published by French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Nigeria's military has called for support in tackling Boko Haram after a major attack on a key northeast town that Amnesty International described as the “deadliest massacre” in the history of Boko Haram.
A top security official of ousted dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is to be named as prime minister designate following Tunisia's first free presidential and parliamentary elections, his party said Monday.
Supporters of ISIS terrorist group, have killed 14 Libyan soldiers in the south of the country, the government official said.