Daesh/ISIS affiliate group in West Africa claimed responsibility for an attack on a military camp in Niger that left 71 dead, local media reported late Thursday. "The Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the deadly raid on the Inates military base in...

The UN Refugee Agency appealed Friday for intensified support for some 4.6 million globally displaced Afghans and their host communities, ahead of next week's first-ever Global Refugee Forum in Geneva.  UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch made the call at a UN briefing in Geneva, noting that...

Germany, France and Italy on Friday urged conflict parties in Libya to halt military operations and return to political negotiations. Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte issued a joint statement after their meeting in Brussels...

Thousands of protesters have gathered on the streets of Algeria's capital after former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune was declared the winner of Algeria's presidential election. Tebboune - who also served as housing minister under Abdelaziz Bouteflika - the former president forced to...