Sudan Thursday ordered the closure of its borders with Libya and Central African Republic over security concerns, the country's ruling body announced, the first such decision since the fall of autocrat Omar al-Bashir. The decision was taken by the civilian-military sovereign council at a...

Libya’s Mitiga international airport in the capital Tripoli was hit by an airstrike on Thursday. The aircrafts that targeted the airport were believed to be loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar, eye witnesses told Anadolu Agency. The airstrike came after few hours of another two airstrikes on...

Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, whose forces have been battling to capture the seat of the UN-recognised government in Tripoli since April, has said he is open to dialogue after repeatedly rejecting UN calls for talks. "When all is said and done, we need dialogue and we need to sit down"...

Algeria on Wednesday jailed its once-untouchable spy chief, its former de facto ruler and two other figureheads of the ruling elite, as the army seeks to quell mass protests demanding a purge of old power brokers. The military court in Blida, south of Algiers, issued 15-year terms for...