Leaders from West African states have paid a visit to Mali following a military coup in the country. A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), headed by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, former president of Nigeria, was received at the airport by junta leaders of the...

Libya’s High Council of State on Saturday lauded Turkey and Qatar’s role in ending warlord Khalifa Haftar’s offensive on Tripoli and in western parts of the country. In a statement after Friday’s cease-fire call by the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the pro-Haftar...

UN human rights officials met overnight with Mali's ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other officials who have been held by mutineers since a military coup earlier this week, the UN mission there said Friday. There has been no word from Keita since Tuesday, when he dissolved...

The Venice Film Festival issued virus safety guidelines on Friday, as organisers hope the oldest such event in the world can maintain its international panache while remaining infection-free. The 10-day festival that begins next month on the legendary Lido in Venice is likely to be one of...