Tag Archives: Algeria

France calls for ‘special effort’ on Libya

May 29 2013 at 02:03pm
By Abdoulaye Massalatchi

Niamey – France urged African nations on Tuesday to make a concerted effort to tackle a growing Islamist threat in the deserts of southern Libya.

IOL news

http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/france-calls-for-special-effort-on-libya-1.1523878#.UacgZZyTVD4

Niger president says Libyan militants behind deadly bombings

NIAMEY, Niger, May 26 (UPI) — Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou said the suicide bombers who carried out two attacks that killed 20 people came from Libya.

Nineteen soldiers were killed and more than a dozen injured Thursday in Agadez when a vehicle drove into a barracks and exploded. One person was killed and 14 others injured in a separate suicide attack later in the morning at a mining operation owned by uranium mining group Areva in Arlit.

Latin Business Today

http://latinbusinesstoday.com/2013/05/niger-president-says-libyan-militants-behind-deadly-bombings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=niger-president-says-libyan-militants-behind-deadly-bombings

Libya’s Vast Borders Still a No-Man’s Land for Most

Loose-knit ethnic militias form the backbone of border control in the southern regions of Libya that the government has declared under emergency law.
Article | 21 May 2013 – 2:58pm | By Rebecca Murray
http://thinkafricapress.com/libya/libyas-vast-borders-still-no-mans-land-most