A committee of Sudanese protest leaders and army rulers Monday resumed talks on forming a joint civilian-military council that would replace the existing ruling military body, an AFP correspondent reported. The negotiations were being held in the presidential palace in Khartoum and a joint...

The United Nations envoy for Libya on Monday warned countries tempted to continue backing eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar that he was no democrat and his political agenda was not supported by most Libyans. Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), which is allied to a rival administration in...

Algeria’s finance minister and ex police chief appeared in court on Monday, joining a list of powerful figures to face judicial investigations since mass protests forced the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika this month. Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal - a former central bank...

Forces backing Libya's internationally recognised government fought house-to-house battles with troops loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar in southern parts of the capital Tripoli on Sunday and appeared to be gaining ground. Government soldiers, some in jeans and t-shirts, took cover by...