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UNHCR sends flood relief supplies to Libya

UNHCR sends flood relief supplies to Libya

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Monday it had sent relief supplies to Libya to aid its response to the deadly floods that swept its eastern region. In the past two days, the UNHCR has delivered essential medicine to treat over 10,000 patients at the field hospital


Somali army kill 27 al-Shabab militants

Somali army kill 27 al-Shabab militants

The Somali National Army said Saturday that its forces killed 27 al-Shabab militants in the ongoing military operations in three villages in Galmudug state in central Somalia. The Ministry of Defense said that the operation, conducted on Friday night in Mililiqo, Ceel Gambar and Baalal Dheer villa

35 killed in petrol warehouse fire in southeastern Benin

35 killed in petrol warehouse fire in southeastern Benin

At least 35 people were killed and more than ten seriously injured in a fire at a petrol warehouse on Saturday in Benin's southeastern department of Oueme, the Beninese Ministry of the Interior and Public Security reported. The fire, breaking out in a town near the border with Nigeria, was probabl

Five Malian soldiers killed in terrorist attack

Five Malian soldiers killed in terrorist attack

At least five Malian soldiers, together with about 40 terrorists, were killed in the attack on Malian Armed Forces in northern Mali, a statement from the Malian army said Tuesday. On Sunday afternoon, the terrorists in vehicles and motorcycles stormed the camps of the National Guard Group and the

Floods damaged 70pc of Eastern Libya's infrastructure

Floods damaged 70pc of Eastern Libya's infrastructure

The Libyan National Agency for Bridges and Roads has said that 70 per cent of infrastructure in the floods-hit areas in eastern Libya was damaged. The Agency said on Monday that 50 per cent of the roads there was also damaged, and alternative routes opened in the disaster areas to allow traffic.

30 al-Shabab militants killed in central Somalia

30 al-Shabab militants killed in central Somalia

The Somali National Army killed more than 30 al-Shabab fighters on Saturday evening in operations in central Somalia. "The operation resulted in the death of 30 fighters, the destruction of four vehicles, and the seizure of two more vehicles and weapons," the Ministry of Information, Culture, and

Libya floods: Death toll surpasses 5,500

Libya floods: Death toll surpasses 5,500

The death toll from devastating floods that struck eastern Libya has risen to 5,500, with another 7,000 injured, a local official said on Wednesday. Osama Ali, the spokesman for the Tripoli-based emergency services, said that no final death toll could be determined yet because bodies are still bei

Death toll in Libya floods rises to 3,000

Death toll in Libya floods rises to 3,000

The death toll from the devastating floods that struck Libya's eastern city of Derna on Sunday has risen to 3,060, while 5,200 others remain missing, according to the eastern-based Interior Ministry on Tuesday. "The authorities have buried 2,800 bodies after their families identified them, while 2

10 Malian soldiers killed in suicide attack

10 Malian soldiers killed in suicide attack

Ten Malian soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded in a complex vehicle bomb attack against a camp of the Malian Armed Forces in Bourem, northern Mali, the army said Tuesday. In a statement, the army said that they killed 46 terrorists and destroyed 20 of their pick-ups, reports Xinhua. On Thu

Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 feared missing

Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 feared missing

At least 10,000 people were feared missing in Libya on Tuesday in floods caused by a huge storm, which burst dams, swept away buildings and wiped out as much as a quarter of the eastern city of Derna, reports Reuters.  More than 1,000 bodies had already been recovered in Derna alone, and offi