Algerian youth organisations have launched a new initiative to motivate young people to take an active role in the country’s political life.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met in Cairo with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar who is under intense international pressure to halt an advance on the capital Tripoli.

Sudan’s military council has appointed a new intelligence chief and removed defence minister Awad Ibn Aouf from his role, a spokesman said on Sunday.

Les manifestants soudanais maintenaient dimanche la pression pour une passation du pouvoir à un gouvernement civil. Le conseil militaire soudanais, au pouvoir depuis la destitution d’Omar el-Béchir, a réorganisé les services de renseignement.

Misinformation risks worsening ethnic and religious tensions in Nigeria, media commentators and researchers say, at a time of heightened concern about internal security and fragile community relations.

Libya eastern forces to pursue advance on Tripoli

Eastern Libyan forces will pursue their advance on the capital Tripoli, the head of the eastern parliament in the divided country said on Saturday, despite international calls for a halt in an offensive that risks causing many civilian casualties.

Le président du parlement de l’est libyen a annoncé que les forces du maréchal Khalifa Haftar poursuivraient leur offensive sur Tripoli, malgré les nombreux appels à cesser des combats qui ont déjà fait au moins 121 morts.

Le général Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahmane a pris vendredi la succession d’Aouad Ibn Aouf, qui dirigeait le Soudan depuis la destitution d’Omar el-Béchir. Militaire respecté par ses pairs, il est peu connu des Soudanais.

The head of Sudan’s feared National Intelligence and Security Service, Salih Ghosh, has resigned from his post, the country’s new military rulers said on Saturday.