AU approves peacekeeping force for South Sudan with tough mandate
The African Union summit has backed a request for African troops with a robust mandate to reinforce U.N. peacekeepers in South Sudan. The request will go the U.N. Security Council. ends intro The African heads of state gathered in Kigali were responding to a communiqué issued by IGAD Plus. The body represents East African countries […]
Islamists attack Malian town and army base
Malian uthorities say gunmen have killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded 38 in an attack on an army camp in the central town of Nampala. The deputy mayor says the suspected Islamist militants have seized control of an army base. The Malian army is regrouping in nearby Diabaly preparing a counter-attack to retake the […]
Elsewhere in Africa
Elsewhere on the continent, Africa correspondent Jean-Jacques Cornish reports United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon reports to the Security Council that the IS leadership could be relocated from its stronghold in the Libyan city of SIRTE. As government forces retake the city that was birthplace to Mummer Gadaffi, he fears, IS leaders could disperse […]